encompadrabamos
Syllables
en-com-pa-dra-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/en.kom.pa.ðɾa.βa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
en + compadre + abamos
The word 'encompadrabamos' is a Spanish verb conjugated in the 1st person plural imperfect indicative. It is divided into six syllables: en-com-pa-dra-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'dra'. The word consists of the prefix 'en-', the root 'compadre-', and the suffix '-abamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant sequencing.
Definitions
- 1
To become close friends with someone, especially through a godparent-godchild relationship; to foster a close, familiar relationship.
We were becoming close friends / We were godparenting.
“En mi juventud, encompadrabamos con todos los vecinos.”
“Ellos encompadrabamos a los hijos de sus amigos.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'dra' (penultimate syllable).
Syllables
en — Open syllable, unstressed.. com — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. dra — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllables
Syllables beginning with a vowel are open.
Consonant-Final Syllables
Syllables ending with a consonant are closed.
Digraphs
Digraphs (like 'dr') are treated as a single phonological unit.
- The 'dr' digraph is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of /ð/ as /d/ do not affect syllable division.
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