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encima.

on top of something

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adv/enˈθima/[ẽn̟ˈθi.ma]/enˈsima/[ẽnˈsi.ma]

  1. on top of something

  2. above something

  3. on oneself

    No tengo dinero encima.

  4. additionally

  5. nevertheless, still

  6. to top it off, on top of that

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Old Spanish en Spanish en Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă)bor. Latin cȳma Old Spanish cima Spanish cima univ. Spanish encima Univerbation of en + cima.

prep/enˈθima/[ẽn̟ˈθi.ma]/enˈsima/[ẽnˈsi.ma]

  1. on top of, (more loosely) above

    encima mío/mía
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Old Spanish en Spanish en Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă)bor. Latin cȳma Old Spanish cima Spanish cima univ. Spanish encima Univerbation of en + cima.

verb/enˈθima/[ẽn̟ˈθi.ma]/enˈsima/[ẽnˈsi.ma]

  1. inflection of encimar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of encimar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Old Spanish en Spanish en Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă)bor. Latin cȳma Old Spanish cima Spanish cima univ. Spanish encima Univerbation of en + cima.

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