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encabestrabamos

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

encabestrabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

en-ca-bes-tra-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/en.ka.βes.tɾa.βa.mos/

Stress

010000

Morphemes

en + cabestr + ábamos

The word 'encabestrabamos' is a verb form divided into six syllables: en-ca-bes-tra-ba-mos. The stress falls on 'ca'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'en-', the root 'cabestr-', and the suffix '-ábamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster maximization.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To restrain, to curb, to bridle (figuratively or literally).

    To restrain, to curb, to bridle.

    “Encabestrabamos nuestras emociones para no mostrar debilidad.”

    syn:reprimircontenersujetar
    ant:liberarsoltardejar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ca').

Syllables

6
en/en/
ca/ka/
bes/βes/
tra/tɾa/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

en — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. bes — Closed syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

en

Latin origin, preposition meaning 'in' or 'to', verbal prefix.

root

cabestr

From *cabestro*, Latin *capistrum* meaning 'bridle', core meaning related to restraining.

suf

ábamos

Spanish inflectional suffix, imperfect indicative, 1st person plural.

Similar Words

en­ca­be­zá­ba­mosen­cas­tra­ba­mosdes­bas­ta­ba­mos

Vowel Separation

Vowels between consonants are separated.

Consonant Cluster Maximization

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if permissible.

  • The *str* cluster is a potential point of variation, but standard syllabification maintains it within a single syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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