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canibalizar-me-íamos

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

canibalizarmeíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ca-ni-ba-li-zar-me-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/kɐ.ni.βɐ.li.zaɾ.mɨ.ˈja.muʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

canibal + izar-me-íamos

The word 'canibalizar-me-íamos' is a verb form with eight syllables divided according to Portuguese phonological rules. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'zar' due to the accent mark. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a root 'canibal', the verb-forming suffix '-izar', a reflexive pronoun '-me', and the conditional ending '-íamos'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To cannibalize

    To cannibalize

    Eles canibalizariam a empresa para obter lucro.

    Naquela tribo, a prática de canibalizar os inimigos era comum.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'zar' due to the presence of the accented 'a'.

Syllables

8
ca/kɐ/
ni/ni/
ba/βɐ/
li/li/
zar/zaɾ/
me/mɨ/
ía/ˈja/
mos/muʃ/

ca Open syllable, unstressed.. ni Open syllable, unstressed.. ba Open syllable, unstressed.. li Open syllable, unstressed.. zar Closed syllable, stressed.. me Open syllable, unstressed.. ía Closed syllable, unstressed.. mos Closed syllable, unstressed.

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in vowels are generally open.

Closed Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in consonants are closed.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when an explicit accent mark is present.

  • The pronunciation of 'z' as /ɾ/ in some dialects does not affect the syllabification.
  • The combination of reflexive pronoun 'me' and conditional ending 'íamos' is a standard inflectional pattern.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/21/2025

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