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desperfollabais

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

desperfollabais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-per-fol-la-bais

Pronunciation

/des.peɾ.fo.ʎa.βais/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

des- + perfoll- + -abais

The word 'desperfollabais' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect subjunctive. It is divided into five syllables: des-per-fol-la-bais, with stress on the final syllable ('bais'). It consists of the prefix 'des-', the root 'perfoll-', and the suffix '-abais'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-consonant division rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To be removing the leaves from something; to be defoliating.

    You all were defoliating / You all would defoliate.

    “Si tuvierais más tiempo, desperfollabais las plantas.”

    “No creía que desperfollabais los árboles tan rápido.”

    syn:deshojabasdespuntabas
    ant:foliarhojar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('bais').

Syllables

5
des/des/
per/peɾ/
fol/fol/
la/ʎa/
bais/βais/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. per — Open syllable.. fol — Open syllable.. la — Open syllable, containing the 'll' sound.. bais — Open syllable, final syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'un-', 'removal of', 'reversal of action'.

root

perfoll-

From *folla* (Latin), meaning 'leaf'.

suf

-abais

Imperfect subjunctive ending + second-person plural pronoun.

Similar Words

ca­mi­na­baisha­bla­baiscom­pra­bais

Vowel-Consonant

Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants.

Diphthong Resolution

Diphthongs are treated as a single vowel sound within a syllable.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (as /ʎ/ or /ʝ/) do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

Nearby Words

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