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enfranqueciamos

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6 syllables
15 characters
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enfranqueciamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

en-fran-que-ci-a-mos

Pronunciation

/en.fran.ke.θiˈa.mos/

Stress

010010

Morphemes

en- + franqu- + -eci-amos

The word 'enfranqueciamos' is a Spanish verb conjugated in the first-person plural preterite indicative. It is syllabified as 'en-fran-que-ci-a-mos' with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'en-', the root 'franqu-', and the suffix '-eciamos'. Its phonetic transcription is /en.fran.ke.θiˈa.mos/.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To have freed, liberated, or emancipated (a group or entity).

    We freed / We liberated / We emancipated.

    “Enfranqueciamos a los esclavos.”

    “Enfranqueciamos a la ciudad del yugo extranjero.”

    syn:liberamosemancipamossoltamos
    ant:esclavizamosoprimimos

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('fra'), following the general rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

6
en/en/
fran/fran/
que/ke/
ci/θi/
a/a/
mos/mos/

en — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. fran — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. que — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. ci — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure. 'c' pronounced as /θ/ in most of Spain.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant structure.

Word Parts

pre

en-

Latin origin, preposition meaning 'in' or 'into', functions to indicate the beginning of an action or state.

root

franqu-

Latin *francus* meaning 'free', related to the concept of granting freedom or privilege.

suf

-eci-amos

Spanish verbal infixes and endings indicating the first-person plural preterite indicative.

Similar Words

li­be­rá­ba­mose­man­ci­pa­mossol­tá­ba­mos

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided after the vowel.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided after the consonant.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Penultimate Stress

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

  • The 'qu' digraph is treated as a single phoneme for syllabification.
  • The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' or 'e' as /θ/ (in most of Spain) does not affect the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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