sobrellenabamos
Syllables
so-bre-lle-na-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/soβɾeʎeˈnaβamos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
sobre- + llen- + -a-ba-mos
The word 'sobrellenabamos' is a Spanish verb meaning 'we were overfilling'. It is divided into six syllables: so-bre-lle-na-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'na'. The word is composed of the prefix 'sobre-', the root 'llen-', and the suffixes '-a-ba-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant cluster separation, and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
To overfill, to fill to excess.
We were overfilling / We used to overfill.
“Sobrellenabamos los contenedores de reciclaje con demasiada frecuencia.”
“Cuando éramos niños, sobrellenabamos nuestras mochilas con juguetes.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'na' (so-bre-lle-NA-ba-mos) according to the general rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, unstressed.. bre — Open syllable, unstressed.. lle — Open syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (e.g., /ʎ/ vs. /ʝ/) do not affect syllabification.
- The word is exclusively a verb form, so syllabification is consistent across tenses.
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