desertificabais
Syllables
des-er-ti-fi-ca-bais
Pronunciation
/des.eɾ.ti.fiˈka.βais/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + ertific- + -ar
The word 'desertificabais' is a verb form with six syllables divided according to standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and stress placement on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from a negative prefix, a Latin root, and several suffixes indicating verb tense and person.
Definitions
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You (plural, informal in Spain) were desertifying.
You were desertifying
“Si tuviéramos más recursos, desertificabais menos tierras.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'fi'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, consonant cluster onset.. er — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. ti — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. fi — Open, stressed syllable, vowel-consonant.. ca — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. bais — Open syllable, consonant-diphthong, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants.
Consonant Cluster (CC)
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Diphthong Resolution
Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable.
- The 'b' sound is realized as /β/ between vowels.
- No significant exceptions to standard Spanish syllabification rules apply.
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