casamentarlhesíamos
Syllables
ca-sa-men-tar-lhes-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kɐ.sɐ.mẽ.tɐɾ.lɨʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
cas + amentar-lhes-íamos
The word 'casamentar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as ca-sa-men-tar-lhes-í-a-mos, with stress on 'men'. It's composed of a root 'cas' and several suffixes, including a clitic pronoun. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel separation and consonant closure.
Definitions
- 1
To marry someone off (conditional future)
We would marry them off
“Os pais casamentar-lhes-íamos os filhos com pessoas de famílias abastadas.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'men', following Portuguese stress rules for verb stems.
Syllables
ca — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sa — Open syllable.. men — Closed syllable, nasalized vowel, stressed syllable.. tar — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable, stressed vowel.. a — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, nasalized vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Syllables are divided before vowel sounds.
Consonant Closure
Syllables are divided after consonants, unless part of a consonant cluster.
Clitic Pronoun
Clitic pronouns are treated as separate syllable groups.
- Nasalization of vowels can vary regionally.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
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