desenenmarañabais
Syllables
de-se-nen-ma-ra-ña-ba-is
Pronunciation
/desenmaɾaɲaˈβais/
Stress
00000100
Morphemes
des- + enmarañar + -abais
The word 'desenmarañabais' is a verb form divided into eight syllables: de-se-nen-ma-ra-ña-ba-is. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ña'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'enmarañar', and the suffix '-abais'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant cluster resolution.
Definitions
- 1
You (plural, informal) were disentangling.
You were disentangling
“Si tuvierais tiempo, desenmarañabais el problema.”
- 2
You (plural, informal) would disentangle.
You would disentangle
“Ellos desenmarañabais los hilos del ovillo.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ña'). The stress pattern follows the general rule for Spanish words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. se — Open syllable, unstressed.. nen — Open syllable, unstressed.. ma — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ña — Closed syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. is — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are formed around vowels. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken as needed to create syllables, prioritizing the preservation of vowel-consonant or consonant-vowel sequences.
- The 'ñ' is treated as a single phoneme in syllabification. Regional variations in /r/ pronunciation do not affect syllable division.
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