desinfectabamos
Syllables
de-sin-fec-ta-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desinfekˈtaβamos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
des- + infect- + -aba-mos
The word 'desinfectabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: de-sin-fec-ta-ba-mos. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'infect-', and the imperfect indicative ending '-aba-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules without significant exceptions.
Definitions
- 1
To disinfect, to clean in order to kill germs.
We were disinfecting / We used to disinfect.
“Desinfectábamos las manos con frecuencia.”
“Cuando éramos niños, desinfectábamos los juguetes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ta').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sin — Open syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.. fec — Closed syllable, consonant cluster /kt/.. ta — Open syllable, consonant-vowel pattern.. ba — Open syllable, consonant-vowel pattern.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant pattern.
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Initial Syllable
The first syllable is always separated.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
When a vowel is followed by a consonant and then another vowel, the syllables are separated.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
- The /kt/ cluster is a common occurrence in Spanish and doesn't present a unique syllabification challenge.
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