desmovilizabais
Syllables
des-mo-vi-li-za-bais
Pronunciation
/des.mo.βi.li.θa.βais/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + moviliz- + -abais
The Spanish verb 'desmovilizabais' (you were demobilizing) is syllabified as des-mo-vi-li-za-bais, with stress on 'li'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'moviliz-', and suffix '-abais'. The phonetic transcription is /des.mo.βi.li.θa.βais/.
Definitions
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you (plural, formal/regional) were demobilizing / you (plural, formal/regional) would demobilize
you were demobilizing / you would demobilize
“Los soldados desmovilizabais sus armas.”
“Si desmovilizabais la economía, habría consecuencias.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li') because the word ends in a vowel ('s').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, onset consonant 'd', nucleus vowel 'e'. mo — Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', nucleus vowel 'o'. vi — Open syllable, onset consonant 'v', nucleus vowel 'i'. li — Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', nucleus vowel 'i', stressed syllable. za — Open syllable, onset consonant 'z' (pronounced /θ/), nucleus vowel 'a'. bais — Closed syllable, onset consonant 'b', nucleus vowel 'a', coda 'is'
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei, with preceding consonants forming the onset.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Consonants following vowels typically close the syllable.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Vowel combinations forming diphthongs or triphthongs are treated as a single syllable nucleus.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The pronunciation of 'z' as /θ/ in many Spanish dialects does not affect the syllabification.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of final 's' (aspiration or dropping) do not alter the syllable division.
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