escabroseabamos
Syllables
es-ca-bro-se-a-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/es.ka.βɾo.se.a.βa.mos/
Stress
0010010
Morphemes
es- + cabros- + -eabamos
The word 'escabroseabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into seven syllables: es-ca-bro-se-a-ba-mos. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'es-', the root 'cabros-', and the imperfect indicative ending '-eabamos'. The 'b' sound undergoes lenition to /β/ between vowels.
Definitions
- 1
We were becoming rough/coarse.
We were getting rough/angry.
“Cuando nos enfrentamos a la injusticia, nos escabroseabamos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('se'). The word ends in a vowel, and the penultimate syllable is unstressed.
Syllables
es — Closed syllable, simple onset and rime.. ca — Closed syllable, simple onset and rime.. bro — Closed syllable, 'b' undergoes lenition to /β/.. se — Closed syllable, simple onset and rime.. a — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable, 'b' undergoes lenition to /β/.. mos — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Separation
Syllables are generally divided between vowels and consonants.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable because the word ends in a vowel and the penultimate syllable is unstressed.
Lenition of /b/
The /b/ sound between vowels is pronounced as /β/.
- The lenition of /b/ to /β/ is a common phonetic process in Spanish and doesn't affect syllabification.
- The word's length and complex morphology are typical for Spanish verb conjugations.
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