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desinformabamos

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desinformabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-in-for-ma-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/des.in.foɾ.ma.βa.mos/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

des- + inform- + -aba-mos

The word 'desinformabamos' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative tense. It is divided into six syllables: des-in-for-ma-ba-mos, with stress on the 'for' syllable. It consists of the prefix 'des-', the root 'inform-', and the suffix '-aba-mos'. The phonetic transcription is /des.in.foɾ.ma.βa.mos/.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We were misinforming.

    We were misinforming.

    “Desinformabamos al público sobre los riesgos.”

    “Antes desinformabamos, pero ahora somos más transparentes.”

    syn:engañábamosfalseábamos
    ant:informábamosaclarábamos

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('for').

Syllables

6
des/des/
in/in/
for/foɾ/
ma/ma/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, unstressed.. in — Open syllable, unstressed.. for — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. ma — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed. /b/ becomes /β/ between vowels.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, negation'. Negation prefix.

root

inform-

Latin *informare*, meaning 'to shape, to give form'. Core meaning of providing information.

suf

-aba-mos

Spanish imperfect indicative ending. Tense, mood, person, and number marking.

Similar Words

in­for­ma­ba­mosdes­con­fia­ba­mostrans­for­ma­ba­mos

Vowel Rule

Syllables generally end in a vowel.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they violate phonotactic constraints.

Intervocalic /b/ Rule

Intervocalic /b/, /d/, /g/ become fricatives (/β/, /ð/, /ɣ/).

  • The realization of /r/ can vary regionally (tapped vs. trilled).
  • The /b/ becoming /β/ is a standard phonetic realization in Spanish.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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