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capitanear-lhe-íamos

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9 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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9syllables

capitanearlheíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ca-pi-ta-ne-ar-lhe-í-a-mos

Pronunciation

/kɐ.pi.tɐ.nɐ.ˈɛɾ.ʎɨ.ˈa.muʃ/

Stress

000010101

Morphemes

lhe + capitanear + íamos

The word 'capitanear-lhe-íamos' is syllabified based on vowel nuclei and consonant cluster resolution. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem. The clitic pronoun 'lhe' forms a separate syllable. The word is a verb in the conditional mood, 1st person plural, meaning 'we would captain it/him/her'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To captain, to lead (in a conditional sense).

    We would captain it/him/her.

    Capitanear-lhe-íamos a equipa com orgulho.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('ne' in 'capitanear').

Syllables

9
ca/ka/
pi/pi/
ta/tɐ/
ne/nɐ/
ar/ɾ/
lhe/ʎɨ/
í/i/
a/ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

ca Open syllable, initial syllable.. pi Open syllable.. ta Open syllable.. ne Open syllable.. ar Closed syllable, final syllable of the verb stem.. lhe Open syllable, clitic pronoun.. í Open syllable.. a Open syllable.. mos Closed syllable, inflectional ending.

Vowel-based Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowels. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken after the vowel, creating separate syllables when necessary.

  • The clitic pronoun 'lhe' is treated as a separate syllable.
  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common feature of Portuguese pronunciation but doesn't affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/21/2025

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