desinficionaban
Syllables
des-in-fi-cio-na-ban
Pronunciation
/desin.fi.θjo.na.βan/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + infec- + -cion-
The word 'desinficionaban' is a verb in the imperfect tense, third-person plural, meaning 'they were disinfecting'. It is divided into six syllables: des-in-fi-cio-na-ban, with stress on the fourth syllable ('cio'). The word is composed of a prefix 'des-', a root 'infec-', and suffixes '-cion-' and '-aban'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, prioritizing vowel endings and separating consonant clusters.
Definitions
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They were disinfecting / They used to disinfect
They were disinfecting / They used to disinfect
“Los médicos desinficionaban las heridas.”
“Antes, desinficionaban las frutas con lejía.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('cio'). Spanish generally stresses the penultimate syllable unless there's an exception.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. in — Open syllable, unstressed.. fi — Open syllable, unstressed.. cio — Closed syllable, stressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. ban — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in a vowel.
Consonant Cluster Rule
When two consonants appear together, they are usually separated into different syllables if possible.
- Pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' varies between /θ/ (Spain) and /s/ (Latin America).
- The word is exclusively a verb, so syllabification doesn't change based on grammatical role.
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