embarrancabamos
Syllables
em-ba-rran-ca-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/em.ba.raŋ.ka.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + barranc- + -abamos
The word 'embarrancabamos' is the 1st person plural imperfect indicative of 'embarrancar' (to get stuck). It's syllabified as em-ba-rran-ca-ba-mos, with stress on 'ca'. Its structure combines a Latin prefix with an Iberian root and Spanish verbal suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
To get stuck in a ravine; to strand.
We were stranding/getting stuck.
“Cuando éramos niños, siempre nos embarrancábamos con el coche en ese camino.”
“Nos embarrancábamos en problemas constantemente.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ca') due to Spanish stress rules for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. rran — Closed syllable, unstressed. 'rr' represents a trilled 'r' sound.. ca — Closed syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.
- The 'rr' represents a trilled 'r' sound, requiring a specific articulation.
- The 'b' and 'v' sounds are allophones in Spanish, but 'b' is used in this word.
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