assosegarlhesiamos
Syllables
as-so-se-gar-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ɐ.su.seˈɡaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐ̃.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
a(s)- + sosseg- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'assossegar-lhes-íamos' (we would calm them down) is syllabified as as-so-se-gar-lhes-i-a-mos, with stress on 'gar'. It follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules, including vowel-consonant division and diphthong preservation, and treats the clitic pronoun as a single unit.
Definitions
- 1
To calm them down, to quiet them, to pacify them.
We would calm them down.
“Nós assossegar-lhes-íamos as crianças com uma história.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'gar' (so-se-**gar**).
Syllables
as — Open syllable, initial syllable.. so — Open syllable.. se — Open syllable.. gar — Closed syllable, stressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, contains a lateral consonant.. i — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants.
Diphthong Preservation
Diphthongs are kept together within a syllable.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated by an accent mark.
- The clitic pronoun '-lhes' is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- The nasal vowel /ɐ̃/ in '-íamos' doesn't alter the standard syllabification rules.
- The initial 'as' is a historical remnant and doesn't follow typical prefix syllabification rules.
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