desenfurruñabas
Syllables
de-sen-fu-rru-ña-bas
Pronunciation
/desenfuˈruɲaβas/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
des- + enfurruñar + -abas
The word 'desenfurruñabas' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative tense, meaning 'you were frowning/sulking'. It's syllabified as de-sen-fu-rru-ña-bas, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable ('ña'). The word's structure follows standard Spanish syllabification rules, considering vowel separation, consonant clusters, and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
You were frowning/sulking.
You were frowning/sulking.
“¿Por qué te desenfurruñabas cuando te conté la noticia?”
“Ella se desenfurruñaba cada vez que recordaba el pasado.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ña'). The stress pattern is typical for Spanish words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' without a written accent.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. fu — Open syllable, unstressed.. rru — Closed syllable, unstressed. 'rr' is a trilled 'r' sound.. ña — Closed syllable, stressed. Contains the palatal nasal consonant 'ñ'. bas — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels generally separate into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.
Antepenultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' without a written accent are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
- The 'ñ' sound doesn't directly impact syllable division but is a crucial phonetic element.
- The 'rr' is treated as a single consonant for syllabification purposes.
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