empestillabamos
Syllables
em-pes-ti-lla-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/em.pes.ti.ˈʎa.βa.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
em- + pestil- + -illa-ba-mos
The word 'empestillabamos' is syllabified as em-pes-ti-lla-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb in the imperfect indicative, first person plural, derived from Latin roots and Spanish suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel groupings and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To plague, to afflict (imperfect indicative, first person plural).
We were plaguing/afflicting.
“Los mosquitos nos empestillaban durante la noche.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ti').
Syllables
em — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pes — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. ti — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. lla — Open syllable, contains a diphthong.. ba — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Initial Syllable
The first syllable is always separated.
Vowel Groupings
Vowel combinations generally form a single syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority, but in this case, the clusters are relatively simple.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (e.g., /ʝ/ or /ʒ/) do not affect syllabification.
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