imposibilitaban
Syllables
im-po-si-bi-li-ta-ban
Pronunciation
/im.po.si.βi.li.taˈβan/
Stress
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Morphemes
im- + posibil- + -idad-ban
The word 'imposibilitaban' is divided into seven syllables: im-po-si-bi-li-ta-ban. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li'). It's a verb form derived from the prefix 'im-', root 'posibil-', and suffixes '-idad' and '-ban'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of consonant-vowel separation and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
They were making it impossible.
They were making it impossible.
“Los problemas económicos imposibilitaban el crecimiento de la empresa.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li') due to the general rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
im — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. po — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. si — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. bi — Open syllable, intervocalic 'b' becomes 'β'. li — Open, stressed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ta — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ban — Open syllable, intervocalic 'b' becomes 'β'
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel Syllabification
Syllables generally begin with a consonant followed by a vowel.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Intervocalic 'b' to 'β'
The 'b' sound between vowels is pronounced as a voiced bilabial fricative ('β').
- The sequence 'sibil' did not present a significant challenge in syllabification.
- Intervocalic 'b' pronunciation as 'β' is a common phonetic feature in Spanish.
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