Example of Nouns with Tilde
Spanish Classes / / November 13, 2021
All the nouns follow the general stress rules for words:
Will be written nouns with tilde, the acute nouns end in n, s or vowel:
Chili pepper
Aleli
Manna
Airplane
Truck
Macaroon
Jonah
Thomas
Marquis
Coffee
Will be written nouns with tilde, the grave nouns that do not end in n, s or vowel:
Tree
Jail
Grass
Asp
Sugar
Cancer
Gonzalez
Gomez
Rodriguez
Marquez
The nouns with tilde which are words esdrújulas and sobreesdrújulas:
Camera
Gómara
Euphrates
Pyramid
Vertex
Apse
Cyclops
Add
Agatha
Eagle
There are also some words in which the existence or absence of the accent makes its meaning be a noun or another part of the sentence:
Existence of tilde:
Dominoes: board game
Domino: first person singular, present tense, of the verb dominate
Army: Group of the soldiers of a nation.
Army: first person singular, of the present tense, of the verb to exercise.
Habit: custom; also the garb of a monk.
I inhabit: first person singular, of the present tense, of the verb to inhabit.
Machine - Man-made mechanical device.
Machine: third person singular, present tense of the verb to machine.
Supplication: I beg, request
Suplica: Third person singular, present tense of the verb supplicar.
No accent:
Tomato: red and juicy fruit, widely used for cooking.
Tómate: imperative of the verb take.
Medium: thin garment with which women cover their legs.
Medía: first or third person singular, past tense of the verb to measure.
Destiny: the end of the becoming of the existence or of the acts of a person.
Destino: third person singular, past tense of the verb destinar.
Edge: the edge of an object: table, pitcher, etc. It also refers to a song.
He sang: third person singular of the past tense of the verb to sing.
Tapeworm: a parasite that reaches up to 10 meters, and lives in the intestine.
Had: first or third person singular, past tense of the verb have.
There are even nouns that change their meaning if they have an accent or not:
Sabana: Dense forest area, close to the Jungle, and which is the habitat of lions and other wild species.
Sheet: Thin linen or cotton canvases, with which a bed is covered.
English: inhabitant of Great Britain, as well as the language they speak.
English: Upper anterior area of the legs, where they join the pelvis.
Ship: synonymous with ship, boat.
Bouquet: the characteristic aroma of a substance, especially of flowers and wines.