desmantecabamos
Syllables
des-man-te-ca-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.man.te.kaˈβa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + mantec- + -ar/ábamos
The word 'desmantecabamos' is a verb form divided into six syllables: des-man-te-ca-ba-mos. The stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ca'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'mantec-', and the suffix '-ar/ábamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
To dismantle, to take apart, to demolish.
We were dismantling/taking apart/demolishing.
“Desmantecábamos la vieja fábrica antes de construir una nueva.”
“Los soldados desmantecaban las barricadas.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'ca', following the penultimate stress rule for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. man — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable.. ca — Closed, stressed syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
des-
Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, undoing, removal'. Negation/reversal function.
mantec-
Latin origin (mantica), related to handling/taking apart. Core meaning of the verb.
-ar/ábamos
Latin origin. '-ar' is the infinitive marker, '-ábamos' is the imperfect indicative ending (1st person plural).
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are generally divided between vowels, creating open syllables where possible.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'nt' cluster could potentially be split, but standard Spanish syllabification favors keeping it together.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might exist, but the provided division is the most common and academically accepted.
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