vilipendiabamos
Syllables
vi-li-pen-di-a-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/βili.pen.ˈdja.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
vil- + pend- + -i-a-ba-mos
Vilipendiabamos is a Spanish verb meaning 'we were despising'. It's syllabified as vi-li-pen-di-a-ba-mos, with stress on 'di'. It's morphologically complex, built from Latin roots and Spanish grammatical suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules.
Definitions
- 1
To despise, to treat with contempt, to belittle.
We were despising/belittling.
“Ellos vilipendiaban sus esfuerzos.”
“No vilipendies sus ideas.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('di').
Syllables
vi — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. pen — Closed syllable, unstressed.. di — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are divided after a vowel.
Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are divided before a vowel.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated otherwise.
- The 'di' syllable could be considered a diphthong, but is separated due to the preceding syllable and established syllabification rules.
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