aquartilharlhesiámos
Syllables
a-quar-ti-lhar-lhes-i-á-mos
Pronunciation
/ɐ.kwɐɾ.ti.ʎɐɾ.lɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
a- + quartilhar + lhes-íamos
The word 'aquartilhar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as a-quar-ti-lhar-lhes-i-á-mos, with primary stress on 'ti'. It's morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes, and follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules, with some considerations for clitic pronouns and digraphs.
Definitions
- 1
To quarter (someone), to dismember; would quarter (them).
We would quarter them.
“Os romanos aquartilhar-lhes-íamos se tivessem vencido.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('ti' in 'a-quar-ti-lhar').
Syllables
a — Open syllable, initial vowel.. quar — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. ti — Open syllable.. lhar — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. i — Open syllable, glide.. á — Stressed open syllable, primary stress.. mos — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Each vowel generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken up according to phonotactic constraints.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless overridden by accent marks.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' can sometimes lead to a more integrated pronunciation.
- The 'lh' digraph is treated as a single phoneme.
- The glide 'i' in 'íamos' can be elided in rapid speech.
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