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molcajeteabamos

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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7syllables

molcaxeteabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mol-ca-xe-te-a-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/mol.ka.xe.te.a.βa.mos/

Stress

0001000

Morphemes

molcajete + abamos

The word 'molcajeteabamos' is a Spanish verb form derived from the Nahuatl 'molcajete' and Spanish verbal suffixes. It is divided into seven syllables: mol-ca-xe-te-a-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'te'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel separation and consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We were grinding in a molcajete.

    We were grinding in a molcajete.

    “Antes, molcajeteabamos el maíz para hacer tortillas.”

    syn:machacábamosmolíamos
    ant:cocinábamos

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('te').

Syllables

7
mol/mol/
ca/ka/
xe/xe/
te/te/
a/a/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

mol — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. xe — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, stressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

root

molcajete

Nahuatl origin, refers to the stone mortar

suf

abamos

Spanish verbal inflection: -a- (thematic vowel), -ba- (imperfect tense), -mos (1st person plural)

Similar Words

ha­bla­bacom­pra­ba­moses­tu­dia­ba

Vowel Rule

Each vowel generally forms a separate syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters can occur at the end of a syllable (e.g., 'mos').

Penultimate Stress Rule

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.

  • The 'j' is pronounced as /x/ but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • The 'b' can be pronounced as /β/ between vowels.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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