desguabilabamos
Syllables
des-gua-bi-la-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.ɡwa.βi.la.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + guabil- + -ábamos
The word 'desguabilabamos' is a Spanish verb form divided into six syllables: des-gua-bi-la-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'la'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'guabil-', and the suffix '-ábamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel and consonant combinations.
Definitions
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We were spilling/splashing.
We were spilling/splashing
“Desguabilábamos agua sobre el fuego para apagarlo.”
“Los niños desguabilaban pintura por todas partes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('la').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. gua — Open syllable, unstressed.. bi — Open syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, primary stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in a vowel.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters (like 'gu') are maintained within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'b' between vowels becomes a voiced bilabial fricative /β/.
- The 'g' before 'u' forms the 'gw' sound, a common Spanish consonant cluster.
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