desengrasabamos
Syllables
de-sen-gra-sa-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/deseŋ.ɡɾa.sa.βa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + engras- + -aba-mos
The word 'desengrasabamos' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative tense. It is divided into six syllables: de-sen-gra-sa-ba-mos. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('sa'). The word is composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'engras-', and the suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of dividing before vowels and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To degrease, to remove grease from.
We were degreasing.
“Desengrasábamos las piezas del motor antes de ensamblarlas.”
“Cuando éramos niños, desengrasábamos las bicicletas de nuestros padres.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('sa') because the word ends in a vowel. The stress pattern is 000100, indicating unstressed-unstressed-unstressed-stressed-unstressed-unstressed.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. gra — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
des-
Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, undoing, removal'. Negation/reversal function.
engras-
From 'engrasar' (to grease), Latin origin 'unguere'. Core meaning of the verb.
-aba-mos
Imperfect indicative tense marker (-aba) and first-person plural ending (-mos). Tense, mood, person, and number function.
Similar Words
Vowel-Initial Syllable Division
Syllables are divided before vowels.
Consonant-Initial Syllable Division
Syllables are divided before consonant clusters.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'b' sound in 'aba' and 'bamos' can be a voiced bilabial fricative /β/ in some dialects.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllable boundaries.
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