sobrealimentaba
Syllables
so-bre-a-li-men-ta-ba
Pronunciation
/so.βɾe.a.li.menˈta.βa/
Stress
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Morphemes
sobre- + aliment- + -aba
The word 'sobrealimentaba' is a Spanish verb meaning 'was overfeeding'. It's divided into seven syllables (so-bre-a-li-men-ta-ba) with stress on the penultimate syllable. The syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel-initial syllables and consonant placement.
Definitions
- 1
To overfeed; to provide excessive nourishment.
To overfeed
“El granjero sobrealimentaba a sus animales.”
“Mi madre siempre me sobrealimentaba.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ta') because the word ends in a vowel. This follows the standard Spanish stress rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, unstressed.. bre — Closed syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. men — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Syllables begin with vowels. This rule is applied consistently throughout the word.
Single Consonant between Vowels
A single consonant between vowels is assigned to the following syllable. This applies to 'b', 'l', 'm', and 't'.
- The pronunciation of 'b' as [β] (a fricative) is a common phonetic variation but does not affect the orthographic syllabification.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might exist, but the syllabification remains consistent.
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