empobrecieramos
Syllables
em-po-bre-cie-ra-mos
Pronunciation
/em.po.βɾe.θje.ɾa.mos/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
em- + pobre- + -cer-i-a-mos
The word 'empobrecieramos' is divided into six syllables: em-po-bre-cie-ra-mos. The stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ra'). It's a verb in the imperfect subjunctive, formed with the prefix 'em-', root 'pobre-', and suffixes '-cer-i-a-mos'. Syllable division follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
To become impoverished; to grow poor.
We would impoverish ourselves / We were becoming poor.
“Si tuviéramos más recursos, no nos empobrecieramos tanto.”
“Con cada crisis, la familia se empobrecieramos más.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ra'), following the rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. po — Open syllable, unstressed.. bre — Closed syllable, unstressed.. cie — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Syllables are generally divided between vowels.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Certain consonant clusters (like 'br', 'cer') are maintained within a syllable.
Stress-Based Syllabification
Stress influences syllable division, particularly in longer words.
- The 'cer' infix is a common feature in Spanish verb conjugation.
- The prefix 'em-' is always a separate syllable.
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