desollonabamos
Syllables
de-so-llo-na-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desoʎi.na.βa.mos/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
des- + hollín + -aba-mos
The word 'deshollinabamos' is a Spanish verb meaning 'we were cleaning soot'. It is divided into six syllables: de-so-llo-na-ba-mos, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable 'ba'. It consists of the prefix 'des-', the root 'hollín', and the suffix '-aba-mos'. Syllable division follows standard Spanish rules of separating syllables before vowels and breaking consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To remove soot; to clean a chimney.
We were cleaning soot / We used to clean chimneys.
“Antes, los deshollinadores deshollinaban las chimeneas de los ricos.”
“Deshollinábamos la chimenea cada invierno.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ba').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. so — Open syllable, unstressed.. llo — Closed syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel-Initial Syllable Division
Syllables are separated before each vowel.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are generally broken before a vowel.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable in words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'll' sound can vary regionally ( /ʎ/ or /ʝ/ ).
- The word's length increases the potential for misinterpretation of syllable boundaries.
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