desmemoriabamos
Syllables
des-me-mo-ri-a-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.me.mo.ɾi.a.βa.mos/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
des- + memoria- + -i-a-bamos
The word 'desmemoriabamos' is a Spanish verb conjugated in the imperfect indicative, first person plural. It is divided into seven syllables: des-me-mo-ri-a-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word's structure consists of a Latin-derived prefix 'des-', root 'memoria-', and inflectional suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation and consonant grouping.
Definitions
- 1
We were making someone forgetful / We were causing amnesia.
We were making someone forgetful / We were causing amnesia.
“Desmemoriabamos los detalles del accidente.”
“La enfermedad desmemoriaba sus recuerdos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'es'. me — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'e'. mo — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'o'. ri — Open syllable, onset 'ɾ', rime 'i'. a — Open syllable, rime 'a'. ba — Open syllable, onset 'β', rime 'a' (lenition of /b/). mos — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'os'
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.
Final Syllable Rule
The final syllable often includes any remaining consonants.
- Lenition of /b/ to /β/ in intervocalic position.
- Pronunciation of 'r' as a tap /ɾ/ rather than a trill /r/ between vowels.
- Consistent syllabification across Spanish dialects.
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