desinficionabas
Syllables
des-in-fi-cio-na-bas
Pronunciation
/desin.fi.θjo.na.βas/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
des- + infec- + -cion-
The word 'desinficionabas' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative, divided into six syllables (des-in-fi-cio-na-bas) with stress on 'fi'. It's morphologically complex, built from a prefix, root, and suffixes, and follows standard Spanish syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
You were disinfecting.
You were disinfecting.
“Antes, desinficionabas las heridas con alcohol.”
“Cuando trabajaba en el hospital, desinficionabas todo el equipo.”
ant:infectabas
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('fi').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. in — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. fi — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant structure, stressed syllable.. cio — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant structure, 'c' pronounced as /θ/.. na — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. bas — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant structure, 'b' pronounced as /β/.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after the vowel.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided after the consonant.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable when the word ends in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
- Pronunciation of 'c' as /θ/ vs. /s/ is a regional variation.
- Pronunciation of 'b' and 'v' as /β/ between vowels.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Spanish
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.