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sobresembrabais

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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sobresembrabais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

so-bre-sem-bra-bais

Pronunciation

/soβɾe.sem.βɾa.βais/

Stress

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Morphemes

sobre + sembrar + bais

The word 'sobresembrabais' is a verb form meaning 'you all were sowing'. It is divided into five syllables: so-bre-sem-bra-bais, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'bra'. The syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-initial syllable rules. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'sobre-', the root 'sembrar', and the suffix '-bais'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    You all were sowing or used to sow.

    You all were sowing

    “Vosotros sobresembrabais el campo después de la cosecha.”

    syn:resembrabais
    ant:desbrozabais

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('bra') due to the general Spanish stress rule for words ending in a vowel.

Syllables

5
so/so/
bre/βɾe/
sem/sem/
bra/βɾa/
bais/βais/

so — Open syllable, unstressed.. bre — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Open syllable, unstressed.. bra — Open syllable, stressed.. bais — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

sobre

Latin *super-*, meaning 'over', 'above'. Intensifier/preposition.

root

sembrar

Latin *seminare*, meaning 'to sow', 'to plant'. Verb root.

suf

bais

Spanish inflectional suffix, 2nd person plural imperfect indicative.

Similar Words

ca­mi­na­baises­cri­ba­baisha­bla­bais

Vowel-initial Syllable

Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.

  • The 'b' sound between vowels is often pronounced as a bilabial approximant /β/ in many Spanish dialects.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of the 's' sound may occur, but do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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