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encaperuzabamos

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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7syllables

encaperuzabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

en-ca-pe-ru-za-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/en.ka.pe.ɾuˈθa.βa.mos/

Stress

0001000

Morphemes

en- + caperuza- + -abamos

The word 'encaperuzabamos' is a Spanish verb meaning 'we were hooding'. It's syllabified as en-ca-pe-ru-za-ba-mos, with stress on 'ru'. The syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, considering vowel-consonant separation, consonant clusters, and the default penultimate stress pattern.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To cover with a hood; to put a hood on.

    We were hooding / We used to hood / We were covering with a hood.

    Encaperuzábamos a los niños para protegerlos del frío.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ru' because the word ends in a vowel. This is the default stress pattern for Spanish words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

7
en/en/
ca/ka/
pe/pe/
ru/ɾu/
za/θa/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

en Open syllable, unstressed.. ca Open syllable, unstressed.. pe Open syllable, unstressed.. ru Open syllable, primary stressed.. za Open syllable, unstressed.. ba Open syllable, unstressed.. mos Closed syllable, unstressed.

Vowel-Consonant Separation

A single consonant following a vowel typically forms a separate syllable.

Consonant Cluster Maintenance

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within the same syllable.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The digraph 'rz' is treated as a single consonant for syllabification.
  • Regional pronunciation of 'z' as /θ/ in Spain does not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025
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