palomilleabamos
Syllables
pa-lo-mi-lle-a-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/pa.lo.mi.ʎe.a.βa.mos/
Stress
0010000
Morphemes
palomilla + eabamos
The verb 'palomilleabamos' (we were slicing thinly) is syllabified as pa-lo-mi-lle-a-ba-mos, with stress on 'mi'. It's morphologically composed of the root 'palomilla' and the imperfect suffix '-eabamos', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
To slice thinly; to shave.
We were slicing thinly / We used to slice thinly.
“Nosotros palomilleabamos el jamón muy fino.”
“Antes, palomilleabamos la madera para hacer astillas.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mi').
Syllables
pa — Open syllable, initial syllable.. lo — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. mi — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. lle — Syllable containing the palatal lateral approximant /ʎ/ and a vowel. Closed syllable.. a — Open syllable, a single vowel.. ba — Open syllable, contains a voiced bilabial fricative /β/ and a vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable of the word.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Separation
Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants.
Diphthong Preservation
Diphthongs are kept together in the same syllable.
Final Vowel Stress
Words ending in a vowel are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
- The 'll' sound can have regional variations in pronunciation (/ʎ/ or /ʝ/).
- The 'b' between vowels is pronounced as /β/.
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