emparillabamos
Syllables
em-pa-ri-lla-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/empa.ri.ʎaˈβa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
em- + parrilla- + -abamos
The word 'emparrillabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables (em-pa-ri-lla-ba-mos) with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed by the prefix 'em-', root 'parrilla-', and suffix '-abamos', following standard Spanish syllabification rules based on vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
To cover with a grill or lattice; to build a grill.
We were grilling/latticing.
“Emparrillábamos la carne para la barbacoa.”
“Emparrillabamos las ventanas para proteger las plantas.”
ant:desrejábamos
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ba').
Syllables
em — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pa — Open syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.. ri — Open syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.. lla — Open syllable, 'll' treated as a single consonant.. ba — Open syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.. mos — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.
Word Parts
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Initial Syllable
The first syllable is formed by the initial consonant(s) and the first vowel.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are divided between vowels when a vowel-consonant-vowel sequence occurs.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are divided between vowels when a consonant-vowel-consonant sequence occurs at the end of the word.
- The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant for syllabification.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' do not affect syllabification.
- The trilled 'rr' does not create a separate syllable.
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