entarquinnabamos
Syllables
en-tar-quin-na-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/entaɾ.ki.na.βa.mos/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
en- + tarquin- + -aba-mos
The word 'entarquinabamos' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative, first-person plural. It is divided into six syllables: en-tar-quin-na-ba-mos, with stress on the fifth syllable ('ba'). It consists of the prefix 'en-', the root 'tarquin-', and the suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos'.
Definitions
- 1
To coat with tar; to cover with a tar-like substance.
We were tarring/coating.
“Antes, entarquinábamos los barcos para protegerlos del agua.”
ant:destarquinizar
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ba'), following the rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, unstressed.. tar — Open syllable, unstressed.. quin — Closed syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Separation
Syllables are separated by vowels.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority hierarchy.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel (excluding 'n' or 's') are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The initial 'en-' prefix is always a separate syllable.
- The 'tarquin-' root follows standard syllabification rules despite being unusual.
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