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monopolizabamos

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7 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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7syllables

monopolizabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mo-no-po-li-za-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/mono.po.li.θaˈβa.mos/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

mono- + pol- + -izar/ba/mos

The Spanish verb 'monopolizabamos' is syllabified as mo-no-po-li-za-ba-mos, with stress on 'za'. It's formed from Greek and Latin roots and suffixes, meaning 'to monopolize', and follows standard Spanish syllabification rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To monopolize; to gain exclusive control over something.

    To monopolize

    “Antes, unas pocas empresas monopolizaban el mercado.”

    “Nosotros monopolizábamos la conversación.”

    syn:acaparardominarcontrolar
    ant:compartircederliberar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'za' (θa).

Syllables

7
mo/mo/
no/no/
po/po/
li/li/
za/θa/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

mo — Open syllable, initial syllable.. no — Open syllable.. po — Open syllable.. li — Open syllable.. za — Stressed syllable, closed syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

mono-

Greek origin, meaning 'one' or 'single'.

root

pol-

Greek origin, meaning 'many' or 'much'.

suf

-izar/ba/mos

Spanish verb-forming suffix, imperfect indicative ending, and first-person plural ending.

Similar Words

a­na­li­zá­ba­moso­rga­ni­zá­ba­mosca­pi­ta­li­zá­ba­mos

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Vowels generally separate from preceding consonants.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Consonants generally attach to following vowels.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • Regional pronunciation variations of 'z' (/θ/ in Spain, /s/ in Latin America) do not affect syllabification.
  • The word is exclusively a verb form, so syllabification doesn't shift based on part of speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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