encaprichasemos
Syllables
en-ca-pri-cha-se-mos
Pronunciation
/en.ka.pɾi.tʃa.ˈse.mos/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
en + caprich + asemos
The word 'encaprichasemos' is a verb form divided into six syllables (en-ca-pri-cha-se-mos) with stress on 'ca'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'en-', root 'caprich-', and suffix '-asemos'. Syllabification adheres to standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant separation.
Definitions
- 1
To become infatuated with something or someone, to take a fancy to, to whimsically desire.
We might have become infatuated / We were to become infatuated.
“Nos encaprichasemos con esa casa.”
“Si nos encaprichasemos de viajar, lo haríamos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ca'), as the word ends in a vowel.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. pri — Closed syllable.. cha — Open syllable.. se — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
en
Latin origin, preposition meaning 'in' or 'to', verbal prefix.
caprich
Arabic origin, from *al-capricho* meaning 'whim, fancy', core meaning of the verb.
asemos
Spanish inflectional suffix indicating first-person plural preterite subjunctive mood. Combination of thematic vowel, reflexive pronoun, and plural ending.
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Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are broken according to phonotactic constraints.
Final Vowel
Words ending in a vowel are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
Diphthong/Triphthong
Diphthongs and triphthongs are treated as a single syllable.
- Incorporation of the reflexive pronoun '-se-' into the verb ending does not affect syllabification.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /tʃ/.
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