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despilfarrabais

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

despilfarrabais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

de-spi-lfa-rra-bais

Pronunciation

/despilfaˈraβais/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

des- + pilfarra- + -bais

The Spanish verb 'despilfarrabais' (you were wasting) is syllabified as de-spi-lfa-rra-bais, with stress on the final syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'pilfarra-', and suffix '-bais', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To squander, waste, or lavishly spend (resources, money, etc.).

    You (plural, formal/informal) were wasting/squandering.

    “Despilfarrabais el agua en medio de la sequía.”

    “No debíais despilfarrar tanto dinero.”

    syn:malgastardespilfarrarderrochar
    ant:ahorrarconservarracionar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('bais'), following the general rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

5
de/de/
spi/spi/
lfa/lfa/
rra/ra/
bais/βais/

de — Open syllable, unstressed.. spi — Open syllable, unstressed.. lfa — Open syllable, unstressed.. rra — Open syllable, unstressed.. bais — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, negation'

root

pilfarra-

Origin uncertain, possibly onomatopoeic, related to 'pilfer'

suf

-bais

Spanish verb ending, 2nd person plural imperfect subjunctive

Similar Words

ca­mi­na­baisha­bla­baiscom­pra­bais

Vowel Separation

Vowels generally separate into different syllables.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Double Consonant

Double consonants (rr) are treated as a single unit within a syllable.

  • The 'rr' sequence represents a single trilled 'r' phoneme.
  • Pronunciation of 'b' and 'v' can vary regionally but doesn't affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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