desestancabamos
Syllables
de-ses-tan-ca-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/deses.tan.kaˈβa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + estancar + -abamos
The word 'desestancabamos' is a Spanish verb syllabified as de-ses-tan-ca-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ca'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'estancar', and the suffix '-abamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant separation, and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
To be unstuck, to be removing an obstruction, to be getting unstuck.
We were unstuck/removing an obstruction/getting unstuck.
“Desestancábamos el río para que volviera a fluir.”
“Desestancábamos la situación con nuevas ideas.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ca'), following the penultimate stress rule for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. ses — Open syllable, unstressed.. tan — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Closed syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'b' and 'v' sounds are allophonic and can be realized as [β].
- No unusual morphological anomalies are present.
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