sobrellavasteis
Syllables
so-bre-lla-vas-teis
Pronunciation
/soβɾeʎaβasˈteis/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
sobre- + llav- + -asteis
The word 'sobrellavasteis' is a Spanish verb in the 2nd person plural preterite indicative. It is divided into five syllables: so-bre-lla-vas-teis, with stress on 'vas'. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix 'sobre-', root 'llav-', and suffix '-asteis'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, considering 'll' as a single phoneme and applying vowel-based division.
Definitions
- 1
To wash over again, to re-wash thoroughly.
You all re-washed.
“¿Sobrellavasteis la ropa porque estaba muy sucia?”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'vas' due to the presence of an acute accent on the 'a'.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, initial syllable.. bre — Open syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.. lla — Open syllable, diphthong followed by a consonant.. vas — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. teis — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Initial Syllable Rule
The first syllable is determined by the first vowel.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel Rule
Syllables are divided between vowels.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs are considered a single syllable.
Closed Syllable Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable until a vowel is encountered.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'll' digraph is a single phoneme /ʎ/.
- The pronunciation of 'v' as /β/ is a common phonetic variation.
- The word is a conjugated verb form, and its syllabification is fixed.
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