desumanizabais
Syllables
de-su-ma-ni-za-ba-is
Pronunciation
/desu.ma.ni.θaˈβais/ or /desu.ma.ni.saˈβais/
Stress
0000010
Morphemes
des- + humaniz- + -abais
The word 'deshumanizabais' is a Spanish verb meaning 'you were dehumanizing'. It's divided into seven syllables (de-su-ma-ni-za-ba-is) with stress on 'ba'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'humaniz-', and suffix '-abais'.
Definitions
- 1
To be dehumanizing (you all, informal). To strip someone of their human qualities.
You were dehumanizing (informal plural).
“Vosotros deshumanizabais a los prisioneros con vuestro trato cruel.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ba'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. su — Open syllable, unstressed.. ma — Open syllable, unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, unstressed.. za — Open syllable, unstressed (Castilian/Latin American).. ba — Open syllable, stressed.. is — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllables
Any syllable starting with a vowel is a separate syllable.
Consonant-Vowel Syllables
A consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.
Stress Placement
Spanish generally stresses the penultimate syllable unless indicated otherwise.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'z' (voiced or voiceless 's').
- The word is a specific verb conjugation and does not change its syllabification based on grammatical context.
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