emberretinabamos
Syllables
em-ber-re-ti-na-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/em.ber.re.tiˈna.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + berretin- + -ar/íamos
The Spanish verb 'emberretinabamos' (we were tarring/blackening) is syllabified as em-ber-re-ti-na-ba-mos, with stress on 'ti'. It's formed from the prefix 'em-', root 'berretin-', and suffixes '-ar' and '-íamos', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
To be covering with tar; to be blackening (something).
We were tarring/blackening.
“Si tuviéramos tiempo, emberretinabamos las barcas.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ti'), following the standard rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ber — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. re — Open syllable.. ti — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. na — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel Separation
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Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.
Diphthong/Triphthong Rule
Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within a single syllable.
Stress Rule
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'rr' cluster requires a trilled 'r' pronunciation.
- The 'b' sound is a voiced bilabial fricative (β) in many Spanish dialects.
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