encuclillabamos
Syllables
en-cu-cli-lla-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/en.ku.kli.ʎa.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
en + cuclillar + ábamos
The word 'encuclillabamos' is a verb form syllabified as en-cu-cli-lla-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'lla'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'en-', the root 'cuclillar', and the suffix '-ábamos'. The 'cll' cluster is handled by treating 'll' as a single unit.
Definitions
- 1
To crouch, to squat, to huddle down.
We were crouching/squatting/huddling down.
“Nosotros encuclillábamos para escondernos de la lluvia.”
“Los niños encuclillaban jugando a las escondidas.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('lla'), which is the penultimate syllable as the word ends in a vowel.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, unstressed.. cu — Open syllable, unstressed.. cli — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lla — Closed syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Cluster Maximization
Consonant clusters are broken up to maximize onsets, while digraphs like 'll' are treated as single units.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'cll' cluster requires careful consideration, but is resolved by treating 'll' as a single phoneme.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' may exist, but do not affect syllabification.
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