incapacitabamos
Syllables
in-ca-pa-ci-ta-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/inka.pa.θiˈta.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
in- + capacit- + -a-ba-mos
The Spanish verb 'incapacitabamos' is divided into seven syllables (in-ca-pa-ci-ta-ba-mos) with stress on 'ta'. It's morphologically complex, built from a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its syllabification adheres to standard Spanish rules.
Definitions
- 1
We were incapacitating / We used to incapacitate
We were incapacitating
“Los médicos nos incapacitabamos para el trabajo.”
“Antes, los reyes incapacitabamos a sus enemigos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta' due to the general rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
in — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. ca — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. pa — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. ci — Open syllable, 'c' pronounced as /θ/ in Castilian Spanish.. ta — Closed syllable, primary stress.. ba — Open syllable, 'b' pronounced as /β/.. mos — Closed syllable, consonant-final.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Syllables starting with a vowel are separated.
Consonant-Final Syllable
Syllables ending with a consonant are formed.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
The 'ct' cluster is treated as a single unit before a vowel.
- Pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' and 'e' varies regionally.
- The 'b' sound is often pronounced as /β/.
- Imperfect tense marker '-ba-' follows consistent syllabification patterns.
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