desengastabamos
Syllables
de-sen-gas-ta-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desenɣastaˈβamos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
des- + gast- + -aba-mos
The word 'desengastabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: de-sen-gas-ta-ba-mos. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('gas'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'gast-', and suffix '-aba-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-consonant rules.
Definitions
- 1
To be consuming, wasting, or depleting something gradually.
We were wasting/consuming/depleting.
“Desengastábamos nuestros ahorros en lujos innecesarios.”
“Desengastábamos el tiempo con conversaciones triviales.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('gas').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sen — Open syllable.. gas — Closed syllable, velar fricative /ɣ/.. ta — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable, /b/ becomes /β/.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Rule
A vowel typically forms a syllable with any following consonants until a new vowel is encountered.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally broken up according to sonority, but in this case, the cluster 'st' remains intact.
- The 's' before 't' is treated as belonging to the following syllable.
- The velar fricative /ɣ/ is a common allophone of /g/ between vowels.
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