desengrasaramos
Syllables
de-sen-gra-sa-ra-mos
Pronunciation
/deseŋ.ɡɾa.sa.ɾa.mos/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
des- + gras- + -aramos
The word 'desengrasaramos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: de-sen-gra-sa-ra-mos. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'gras-', and suffixes '-ar' and '-amos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
To degrease, to remove fat.
We were degreasing / We used to degrease / We would degrease
“Desengrasaramos las piezas antes de ensamblarlas.”
“Si tuviéramos tiempo, desengrasaramos el motor.”
ant:engrasar
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('sa'). The word ends in a vowel and lacks a written accent mark, triggering the standard stress rule.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sen — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'ns' maintained.. gra — Open syllable.. sa — Open syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Syllables are divided before vowels.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable, unless a single consonant can naturally be joined to the following vowel.
- The 'n' in 'sen' could potentially be syllabified differently, but the consonant cluster rule prevails.
- Regional variations in 's' pronunciation are minimal and do not affect syllabification.
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