desmantelabamos
Syllables
des-man-te-la-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.man.te.laˈβa.mos/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
des- + mantel- + -aba-mos
The Spanish verb 'desmantelabamos' is divided into six syllables: des-man-te-la-ba-mos, with stress on 'man'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'mantel-', and suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos', following standard CV, CVC, and VCC syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
To dismantle, to take apart, to demolish.
We were dismantling / We used to dismantle.
“Desmantelábamos la vieja fábrica antes de construir una nueva.”
“Desmantelábamos sus argumentos con facilidad.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('man').
Syllables
des — Open syllable. man — Closed syllable, stressed. te — Open syllable. la — Open syllable. ba — Open syllable. mos — Closed syllable
Word Parts
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are formed around a vowel, with any preceding consonants belonging to that syllable.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
When a consonant is between two vowels, it typically joins the following vowel to form a syllable.
Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC)
When two consonants follow a vowel, they usually form a syllable with the vowel.
Stress Placement
In Spanish, stress generally falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the word ends in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
- The pronunciation of 'b' as /β/ between vowels is a common phonetic feature in Spanish.
- The word adheres to standard Spanish syllabification rules without any significant deviations.
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