sobrellavabamos
Syllables
so-bre-lla-va-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/so.βɾe.ʎa.βa.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
sobre- + llav- + -abamos
The word 'sobrellavabamos' is divided into six syllables: so-bre-lla-va-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ba-'. The syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, grouping consonants with following vowels and treating 'll' as a single unit. It's a verb form meaning 'we were overwashing'.
Definitions
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We were overwashing.
We were overwashing.
“Antes, sobrellavabamos la ropa con demasiada frecuencia.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable, 'ba-'. Spanish stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated otherwise by an accent mark.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, unstressed.. bre — Open syllable, unstressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. va — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in a vowel. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Permissible initial consonant clusters (like 'br') are kept together within the same syllable.
Digraph Rule
'll' is treated as a single phoneme and remains within the same syllable.
- The 'll' digraph is consistently treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (e.g., /ʝ/) do not affect syllabification.
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