acorrentarlhesiamos
Syllables
a-cor-ren-tar-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ɐ.ku.ʁẽ.ˈtaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ɐ̃.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
a- + corrent- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'acorrentar-lhes-íamos' is a conditional perfect verb form. Syllabification follows Portuguese orthographic rules, with stress on 'cor'. The clitic pronoun '-lhes' is treated as a single syllable. The morphemic breakdown reveals Latin origins in the prefix, root, and suffixes.
Definitions
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To have chained/shackled them; would have chained/shackled them.
We would have chained them.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, acorrentar-lhes-íamos os crimes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('cor').
Syllables
a — Open syllable, initial vowel.. cor — Closed, stressed syllable.. ren — Nasalized closed syllable.. tar — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. i — Open syllable, initial vowel.. a — Nasalized open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable.
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Vowel-initial Syllables
Syllables starting with vowels are separated.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem.
CVC Syllables
Syllables following the Consonant-Vowel-Consonant pattern are separated.
Clitic Pronoun Attachment
Pronouns attached to the verb are syllabified as part of the verb complex.
- Clitic pronoun '-lhes' syllabification
- Nasal vowel /ɐ̃/ in '-íamos'
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