escardillasemos
Syllables
es-car-di-lla-se-mos
Pronunciation
/eskaɾˈdiʎa.se.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
escard + illasemos
The Spanish verb 'escardillasemos' (we were picking over) is syllabified as es-car-di-lla-se-mos, with stress on 'di'. Its structure reflects Latin roots and standard Spanish verb conjugation rules, featuring a diminutive infix and a regular imperfect subjunctive ending.
Definitions
- 1
To pick over, to glean, to carefully select from a larger quantity.
We were picking over/gleaning.
“Si tuviéramos tiempo, escardillaríamos las lentejas.”
“Ellos escardillaban la arena buscando oro.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'di' because the word ends in a vowel and that syllable does not have an accent mark.
Syllables
es — Open syllable, initial syllable.. car — Closed syllable.. di — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lla — Open syllable.. se — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split based on pronounceability.
Final Vowel Rule
Words ending in vowels stress the antepenultimate syllable if it lacks an accent mark.
- The infix '-illas-' adds a diminutive/iterative sense and doesn't directly affect syllabification.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (e.g., /ʎ/ vs. /ʝ/) do not alter syllable division.
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