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desfollonabamos

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desfollonabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-fo-llo-na-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/desfoʎoˈnaβa.mos/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

des- + follo- + -naba-mos

The word 'desfollonabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: des-fo-llo-na-ba-mos. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('lo'). It's composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'follo-', and the suffix '-naba-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and consonant cluster maintenance.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To strip leaves from (trees, plants), to defoliate.

    We were defoliating / We used to defoliate.

    “Desfollonábamos los árboles para que crecieran más fuertes.”

    syn:deshojábamosdesramábamos
    ant:hojábamosramábamos

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('lo').

Syllables

6
des/des/
fo/fo/
llo/ʎo/
na/na/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. fo — Open syllable.. llo — Closed syllable, palatal lateral approximant.. na — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable, /b/ softened to /β/.. mos — Closed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal' or 'removal'.

root

follo-

From *folla* (Latin), meaning 'leaf'.

suf

-naba-mos

Imperfect indicative ending (tense and person marking).

Similar Words

des­ho­ja­ba­mosdes­ra­ma­ba­mosca­mi­na­ba­mos

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are separated between vowels.

Consonant Cluster Maintenance

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Final Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (/ʎ/ or /ʝ/).
  • Softening of /b/ to /β/ between vowels.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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