emparafinabamos
Syllables
em-pa-ra-fi-na-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/em.pa.ɾa.fi.na.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + parafin- + -abamos
The Spanish verb 'emparafinabamos' (we were paraffinizing) is syllabified as em-pa-ra-fi-na-ba-mos, with stress on 'fi'. It's composed of the prefix 'em-', root 'parafin-', and suffix '-abamos', following standard Spanish phonological and morphological rules.
Definitions
- 1
To cover with paraffin; to waterproof with paraffin.
To paraffinize, to waterproof with paraffin.
“Emparafinábamos las velas para que duraran más.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('fi'), following the general rule of penultimate stress in Spanish.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.. fi — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are generally formed around consonant-vowel pairings.
Vowel-Vowel (VV)
When two vowels appear consecutively, they are usually separated into different syllables.
Stress Placement
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated by an accent mark.
- The 'b' in 'ba' is pronounced as a soft 'β' due to its position between vowels.
- The 'r' is a single tap /ɾ/ in this context.
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