desencordabamos
Syllables
de-sen-cor-da-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desen.koɾ.ðaˈβa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + cord- + -aba-mos
The word 'desencordabamos' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative, divided into six syllables: de-sen-cor-da-ba-mos. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('da'). It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'cord-', and suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant separation.
Definitions
- 1
To untune, to loosen the strings of (an instrument), to unstring.
We were untuning/unstringing.
“Desencordábamos las guitarras antes de guardarlas.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('da'), following the rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. cor — Closed syllable, unstressed.. da — Closed syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'b' in '-bamos' is a voiced bilabial stop, common in Spanish verb conjugations.
- No unusual morphological anomalies are present.
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