despatillabamos
Syllables
des-pa-ti-lla-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.pa.ti.ʝaˈβa.mos/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
des- + patill- + -aba-mos
The word 'despatillabamos' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative. It is divided into six syllables: des-pa-ti-lla-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ba'. The word is composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'patill-', and the suffix '-aba-mos'. It means 'we were taking off shoes'.
Definitions
- 1
To be taking off shoes (plural, imperfect tense).
We were taking off shoes / We used to take off shoes.
“Cuando llegamos a casa, despatillabamos inmediatamente.”
“En verano, despatillabamos en la playa.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable, 'ba', following the penultimate stress rule for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pa — Open syllable.. ti — Open syllable.. lla — Open syllable, 'll' pronounced as /ʝ/.. ba — Open, stressed syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel Separation
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Consonant Cluster Separation
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Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.
Penultimate Stress
If a word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's', the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'll' digraph is pronounced as /ʝ/ in most dialects.
- The 'b' between vowels is pronounced as a soft /β/.
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