emperifollabamos
Syllables
em-pe-ri-fo-lla-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/em.pe.ɾi.fo.ʎa.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + perifol- + -ábamos
The Spanish verb 'emperifollabamos' (we were overdecorating) is syllabified as em-pe-ri-fo-lla-ba-mos, with stress on 'fo-lla-'. It's composed of the prefix 'em-', root 'perifol-', and suffix '-ábamos'. The phonetic transcription is /em.pe.ɾi.fo.ʎa.βa.mos/.
Definitions
- 1
To adorn or embellish excessively, to overdecorate.
To overdecorate, to embellish profusely.
“Antes, emperifollábamos la casa con adornos navideños.”
“No me gusta cómo emperifollan las bodas modernas.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'fo-lla-'. The stress pattern is typical for Spanish words ending in vowels.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pe — Open syllable, following vowel.. ri — Open syllable, following vowel.. fo — Open syllable, following vowel.. lla — Open syllable, containing the 'll' digraph.. ba — Open syllable, following vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority hierarchy (not applicable in this case).
Stress-Based Syllabification
Stress influences the perception of syllable boundaries but doesn't alter the written syllable division.
- The pronunciation of 'll' can vary regionally, but this doesn't affect the written syllable division.
- The 'b' before 'a' is pronounced as /β/ due to its intervocalic position.
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