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escaramuceaseis

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8 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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8syllables

escaramuceaseis

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-ca-ra-mu-ce-a-se-is

Pronunciation

/eskaɾamuθeˈaseis/

Stress

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Morphemes

es- + caramu- + -ceaseis

The word 'escaramuceaseis' is a 2nd person plural present subjunctive verb form. It is divided into eight syllables: es-ca-ra-mu-ce-a-se-is, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable ('mu'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'es-', the root 'caramu-', and the suffix '-ceaseis'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and diphthong resolution.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    The 2nd person plural present subjunctive of the verb 'escaramucear'.

    (You all) skirmish, (You all) fight (in a minor engagement).

    “Si vosotros escaramuceaseis con el enemigo, perderéis la batalla.”

    syn:peleéisenfrentéis
    ant:pacifiquéisreconciliéis

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mu'). This is due to the word ending in a vowel ('s') and lacking a written accent mark.

Syllables

8
es/es/
ca/ka/
ra/ɾa/
mu/mu/
ce/θe/
a/a/
se/se/
is/is/

es — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.. mu — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. ce — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. se — Open syllable, unstressed.. is — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

es-

Latin origin, preposition meaning 'in, on, towards'. Creates the verb.

root

caramu-

Derived from Arabic *sharamusa* meaning 'to skirmish, fight'.

suf

-ceaseis

Spanish inflectional suffix indicating 2nd person plural (vosotros/as) present subjunctive. Composed of -ce- and -aseis.

Similar Words

es­ca­ra­mu­zares­ca­ra­mu­ce­an­does­ca­ra­mu­ce­os

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants.

Consonant Cluster (CC)

Consonant clusters are separated if they cannot form a single onset.

Diphthong Resolution

Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable.

Stress Rule

Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable if they do not have a written accent.

  • The 'sc' cluster is always pronounced as /sk/.
  • The pronunciation of 'ce' as /θe/ or /se/ is a regional variation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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