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desternillabamos

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6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “desternillabamos” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

desternillabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-ter-ni-lla-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/des.ter.ni.ʝaˈβa.mos/

Stress

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Morphemes

des- + ternilla- + -bamos

The word 'desternillabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: des-ter-ni-lla-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('la'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'ternilla-', and the suffix '-bamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To laugh uproariously, to split one's sides laughing.

    To laugh heartily, to roar with laughter.

    “Nosotros desternillábamos cada vez que él contaba sus historias.”

    syn:reírse a carcajadasestallar de risa
    ant:estar serioestar triste

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('la').

Syllables

6
des/des/
ter/ter/
ni/ni/
lla/ʝa/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ter — Open syllable.. ni — Open syllable.. lla — Open syllable, contains the 'll' sequence.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin *dis-*, meaning reversal or negation.

root

ternilla-

Related to *terne* (three), Latin *trina*.

suf

-bamos

Imperfect indicative ending for first-person plural ('we'). Latin *-bāmus*.

Similar Words

ca­mi­ná­ba­mosha­blá­ba­moses­cri­bí­a­mos

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are divided between vowels.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Consonants generally attach to the following vowel.

Diphthongs/Triphthongs

Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within a single syllable.

  • The pronunciation of 'll' can vary regionally (/ʎ/ or /ʝ/).
  • The 'b' is pronounced as a soft 'β' between vowels.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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