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escantillasemos

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

escantillasemos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-can-ti-lla-se-mos

Pronunciation

/eskan.ti.ˈʎa.se.mos/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

es- + cant- + -illa-se-mos

The word 'escantillasemos' is a verb form syllabified into six syllables (es-can-ti-lla-se-mos) with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, derived from Latin roots with multiple suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-based rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We were rationing

    We were rationing

    “Escantillasemos los recursos para el invierno.”

    “Si tuviéramos menos, escantillasemos en gastos innecesarios.”

    syn:racionáramoseconomizáramos
    ant:derrocháramosmalgastáramos

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
es/es/
can/kan/
ti/ti/
lla/ʎa/
se/se/
mos/mos/

es — Open syllable, unstressed.. can — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Open, stressed syllable.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. se — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

es-

Latin origin, intensifying/iterative (historical)

root

cant-

Latin *cantare* (to sing, evolved to 'ration')

suf

-illa-se-mos

Diminutive/frequentative (-illa-), reflexive (-se-), first-person plural (-mos)

Similar Words

ca­mi­ná­ba­mosha­blá­ba­moscom­prá­ba­mos

Vowel Rule

Syllables generally end in vowels.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (/ʎ/ vs. /ʝ/).
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
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