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empequeñecieron

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

empequeñecieron

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

em-pe-que-ñe-cie-ron

Pronunciation

/em.pe.ke.ɲeˈθje.ɾon/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

em- + pequeñ- + -ecerieron

The word 'empequeñecieron' is divided into six syllables: em-pe-que-ñe-cie-ron. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cie'). It's a verb formed from a Latin prefix, root, and Spanish suffixes, meaning 'to diminish'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel and consonant sequences.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To make smaller, diminish, belittle, or make insignificant.

    To diminish, to make smaller, to belittle.

    “La crisis empequeñeció sus logros.”

    “No quiero que mis problemas te empequeñezcan.”

    syn:disminuirreducirmenguarachicar
    ant:agrandaraumentarengrosar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cie').

Syllables

6
em/em/
pe/pe/
que/ke/
ñe/ɲe/
cie/θje/
ron/ɾon/

em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. que — Open syllable, unstressed.. ñe — Open syllable, unstressed.. cie — Closed syllable, stressed.. ron — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

em-

Latin origin, intensifying prefix.

root

pequeñ-

Latin *parvus* meaning 'small', root of the word.

suf

-ecerieron

Combination of inchoative suffix *-ecer* and past tense ending *-ieron*.

Similar Words

em­pe­za­roncom­pre­n­die­rondes­a­pa­re­cie­ron

Vowel Rule

Syllables generally end in a vowel.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are broken as needed to form syllables.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'c' before 'e' and 'i' (θ vs. s).
  • The 'ñ' is treated as a single consonant sound for syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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