escarificabamos
Syllables
es-ca-ri-fi-ca-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/eskaɾiβiˈkaβamos/
Stress
0100100
Morphemes
es- + carific- + -a-bamos
The word 'escarificabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into seven syllables: es-ca-ri-fi-ca-ba-mos. The stress falls on the second syllable ('ca'). It's morphologically composed of a prefix 'es-', root 'carific-', and suffix '-a-bamos'. The phonetic transcription is /eskaɾiβiˈkaβamos/.
Definitions
- 1
To scarify, to mark with scratches.
To scarify, to mark with scratches
“Los antiguos sacerdotes escarificaban sus cuerpos como ofrenda.”
“Antes, los médicos escarificaban a los pacientes para extraer sangre.”
ant:curábamos
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('ca'). The stress pattern follows the general rule of stressing the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels.
Syllables
es — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ri — Open syllable.. fi — Closed syllable.. ca — Closed syllable.. ba — Open syllable, /b/ realized as [β].. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel Rule
Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Closure Rule
A consonant following a vowel closes the syllable.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Words ending in a vowel, consonant, or 'n' or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The /b/ sound between vowels is realized as a voiced bilabial fricative [β].
- Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with no significant exceptions.
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