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costarriqueñismo

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6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

costarriqueñismo

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

cos-ta-rri-que-ñis-mo

Pronunciation

/kos.ta.riˈke.ɲis.mo/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

costa + rique + ñismo

The word 'costarriqueñismo' is divided into six syllables: cos-ta-rri-que-ñis-mo. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun formed from 'costa', 'rique', and the suffixes '-ñ' and '-ismo', denoting a characteristic of Costa Rica. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and consonant cluster maintenance.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A characteristic feature, custom, or idiom of Costa Rica or its people.

    Costa Ricanism

    “El costarriqueñismo de ser amable con los turistas es muy conocido.”

    syn:costarricense

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ñis'), following the rule for words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's'.

Syllables

6
cos/kos/
ta/ta/
rri/ri/
que/ke/
ñis/ɲis/
mo/mo/

cos — Open syllable, initial consonant followed by vowel.. ta — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. rri — Open syllable, double 'r' treated as a single consonant sound followed by vowel.. que — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. ñis — Closed syllable, consonant cluster ('ñ' + 's') followed by vowel.. mo — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.

Word Parts

pre

costa

Latin origin, meaning 'coast', lexical component denoting origin.

root

rique

From 'rico' (rich), Latin 'dīcus', forms part of the country's name.

suf

ñismo

Combination of gentilic suffix '-ño' and '-ismo' (doctrine, practice, characteristic).

Similar Words

na­cio­na­lis­moca­pi­ta­lis­more­gio­na­lis­mo

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are generally divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'rr' is a single sound represented by two letters.
  • The 'ñ' is a single phoneme, but its syllabic placement is important.
  • The '-ismo' suffix is a common pattern in Spanish, influencing both syllabification and stress.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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