desenterrabamos
Syllables
des-en-te-rra-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desente.raˈβa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + enterr- + -abamos
The Spanish verb 'desenterrabamos' (we were unearthing) is syllabified as des-en-te-rra-ba-mos, with stress on 'ba'. It follows standard Spanish syllabification rules based on vowel-consonant patterns and features a trilled 'r' sound.
Definitions
- 1
To be unearthing, digging up, or exhuming.
We were unearthing/digging up.
“Desenterrabamos huesos antiguos en el jardín.”
“Los arqueólogos desenterrabamos una ciudad perdida.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ba').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. en — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable.. rra — Closed syllable, contains a trilled 'r' sound.. ba — Open syllable, primary stressed syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are formed around a vowel, with any preceding consonants belonging to that syllable.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
When a vowel is followed by a consonant, the syllable ends at the vowel.
Vowel-Consonant Cluster (VCC)
When a vowel is followed by a consonant cluster, the syllable ends at the vowel, and the cluster belongs to the next syllable.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'rr' sequence requires a trilled 'r' pronunciation.
- The pronunciation of 'b' as [β] between vowels is a common phonetic variation.
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