merendillabamos
Syllables
me-ren-di-lla-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/me.ɾen.ði.ʝa.βa.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
merend + illa-ba-mos
The word 'merendillabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: me-ren-di-lla-ba-mos. The stress falls on the third syllable ('di'). It's formed from the root 'merend' (snack) with diminutive and verb conjugation suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel separation and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
To have a snack, to be snacking.
We were having a snack / We used to snack.
“Cuando éramos niños, merendillabamos galletas con leche.”
“Merendillábamos en el parque todos los domingos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('di'), following the general rule for penultimate stress in Spanish.
Syllables
me — Open syllable, unstressed.. ren — Closed syllable, unstressed.. di — Open syllable, stressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Syllables starting with a vowel are separated.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless an accent mark indicates otherwise.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (palatal lateral approximant /ʝ/ or /ʎ/) do not affect syllabification.
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