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electrocutabais

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

electrocutabais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

e-lec-tro-cu-ta-bais

Pronunciation

/elek.tɾo.ku.ta.βais/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

electro- + cut- + -aba-is

The word 'electrocutabais' is a verb form divided into six syllables: e-lec-tro-cu-ta-bais. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ta'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'electro-', root 'cut-', and the suffixes '-aba-' and '-is'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, maintaining consonant clusters and respecting open/closed syllable structures.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To electrocute (you all/you were electrocuting)

    You (plural, formal/informal) were electrocuting

    “Si yo fuera un científico loco, a todos os electrocutabais.”

    “No creía que alguien electrocutarais a la víctima.”

    ant:reanimarsalvar

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
e/e/
lec/lek/
tro/tɾo/
cu/ku/
ta/ta/
bais/βais/

e — Open syllable, initial vowel.. lec — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'lc'. tro — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'tr'. cu — Open syllable, vowel-consonant pattern.. ta — Open syllable, vowel-consonant pattern.. bais — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster 'ais'

Word Parts

pre

electro-

Greek origin, combining form meaning 'electricity'

root

cut-

Latin origin (caedere - to cut), core meaning of cutting off

suf

-aba-is

Spanish inflectional suffix: -aba- (imperfect subjunctive), -is (2nd person plural)

Similar Words

e­lec­tro­do­més­ti­coscon­duc­taex­ac­ti­tud

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in vowels are considered open syllables.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a single syllable.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel Rule

A common pattern in Spanish syllabification where a vowel is followed by a consonant and then another vowel.

  • The 'ct' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification, adhering to Spanish phonotactic constraints.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of /ɾ/ (single tap) as /r/ (multiple trill) do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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