canibalizarizalheiamos
Syllables
ca-ni-ba-li-za-ri-za-lhe-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kɐ.ni.βɐ.li.ˈzaɾ.ʎɛ.i.ɐ̃.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
canibalizar + lhe-íamos
The word 'canibalizar-lhe-íamos' is a first-person plural conditional verb form meaning 'we would cannibalize'. It is divided into 11 syllables with stress on the third syllable ('ba'). The syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open/closed syllables, stress placement, palatalization, and nasalization. The word consists of the root 'canibalizar', the clitic pronoun '-lhe-', and the verb ending '-íamos'.
Definitions
- 1
To cannibalize; to devour like a cannibal.
To cannibalize
“Eles canibalizar-lhe-íamos se estivessem desesperados.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ba') of the root verb 'canibalizar' according to Portuguese penultimate syllable stress rules.
Syllables
ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Stressed syllable, closed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. za — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. za — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhe — Open syllable, unstressed, palatalization.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed, nasalized.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Stress Rule
Portuguese generally stresses the penultimate syllable in words ending in a vowel.
Palatalization Rule
/l/ becomes /ʎ/ before /e/ and /i/.
Nasalization Rule
Vowels followed by 'm' or 'n' in the same syllable become nasalized.
- Enclitic pronoun '-lhe-' treated as a separate syllable.
- Palatalization of /l/ to /ʎ/ before /e/.
- Nasalization of vowel 'a' before 'm'.
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