desengranabamos
Syllables
de-sen-gra-na-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/deseŋ.ɡɾa.na.βa.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
des- + engran- + -abamos
The word 'desengranabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: de-sen-gra-na-ba-mos. The stress falls on 'gra'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'engran-', and the suffix '-abamos'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules, and the intervocalic 'b' is pronounced as /β/.
Definitions
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We were disengaging/dismantling/unmeshing.
We were disengaging.
“Desengranabamos la máquina para limpiarla.”
“Antes, desengranabamos los juguetes viejos para ver cómo funcionaban.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('gra').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. gra — Open syllable, primary stressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed. 'b' becomes 'β' due to intervocalic position.. mos — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around a vowel sound. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Stress Placement
In Spanish, stress generally falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'. Otherwise, it falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'ngr' consonant cluster is handled naturally within the 'gra' syllable. The intervocalic 'b' becomes a voiced bilabial fricative /β/.
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