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encabestraramos

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

encabestraramos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

en-ca-bes-tra-ra-mos

Pronunciation

/en.ka.βes.tɾa.ɾa.mos/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

en- + cabestr- + -aramos

The word 'encabestraramos' is a Spanish verb form divided into six syllables: en-ca-bes-tra-ra-mos. The stress falls on 'tra'. It's morphologically complex, comprising a prefix 'en-', root 'cabestr-', and several suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant cluster separation, with penultimate stress applying due to the final vowel.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To restrain, to curb, to bridle (figuratively, to control or limit).

    To restrain, to curb, to bridle.

    “Si pudiéramos encabestrar sus impulsos, sería mejor.”

    syn:controlarlimitarreprimir
    ant:liberarsoltarpermitir

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tra' due to Spanish stress rules for words ending in vowels.

Syllables

6
en/en/
ca/ka/
bes/βes/
tra/tɾa/
ra/ɾa/
mos/mos/

en — Open syllable, containing a single vowel and consonant.. ca — Open syllable, containing a single vowel and consonant.. bes — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and two consonants.. tra — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and two consonants, and the primary stress.. ra — Open syllable, containing a single vowel and consonant.. mos — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and two consonants.

Word Parts

pre

en-

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

root

cabestr-

Latin *capistrum* (bridle), lexical core denoting restraint.

suf

-aramos

Combination of infinitive ending -ar, thematic vowel -a, and 1st person plural imperfect subjunctive ending -ramos.

Similar Words

com­pa­rarcan­tarha­blar

Vowel Separation

Vowels generally separate into different syllables.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Prefix Separation

Prefixes are generally separated as individual syllables.

  • The imperfect subjunctive ending '-ramos' is a relatively long suffix but treated as a single syllable unit.
  • Pronunciation of /β/ as /b/ is common in some regions, but doesn't alter syllable boundaries.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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