redescontabamos
Syllables
re-des-con-ta-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/re.ðes.kon.ta.ˈβa.mos/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
re- + cont- + -des-aba-mos
The word 'redescontabamos' is a verb form syllabified as re-des-con-ta-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ba'. It's composed of the prefixes 're-' and 'des-', the root 'cont-', and the suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with the 'sc' cluster treated as a unit.
Definitions
- 1
To recalculate, to discount again.
We were recalculating / We used to recalculate / We were discounting again.
“Redescontábamos las facturas para ajustar el presupuesto.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ba', following the rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, unstressed.. des — Open syllable, unstressed.. con — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are divided between vowels.
Consonant Cluster Breakup
Consonant clusters are generally broken up, except for common units like 'sc'.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'sc' cluster in 'descon' is treated as a single unit.
- Prefixes 're-' and 'des-' are always separated as individual syllables.
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