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catrafilar-lhe-íamos

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7 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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7syllables

catrafilarlheíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ca-tra-fi-lar-lhe-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/katɾafiˈlaɾ ʎeˈjamos/

Stress

0001000

Morphemes

ca- + trafilar + -ar-lhe-íamos

The word 'catrafilar-lhe-íamos' is a conjugated verb form syllabified into seven syllables (ca-tra-fi-lar-lhe-ía-mos) with stress on the penultimate syllable of the root. It's formed from a prefix, root, and suffix of Latin origin. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-centered syllables and consonant cluster breaking.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We would mark/trace it to him/her/them.

    We would mark it to him/her/them.

    Nós catrafilar-lhe-íamos o plano para que ele entendesse.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('lar').

Syllables

7
ca/ka/
tra/tɾa/
fi/fi/
lar/laɾ/
lhe/ʎe/
ía/i.ɐ/
mos/mos/

ca Open syllable, vowel-initial.. tra Open syllable, consonant cluster broken after sonorant.. fi Open syllable, vowel-initial.. lar Open syllable, vowel-initial.. lhe Open syllable, palatal lateral approximant.. ía Open syllable, vowel-initial.. mos Closed syllable, consonant-final.

Vowel-Centered Syllables

Each syllable contains a vowel as its nucleus.

Sonorant Consonant Breaking

Consonant clusters are broken after the first sonorant consonant.

Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed.

  • The enclitic pronoun 'lhe' and the personal ending '-íamos' create a complex sequence, but the syllabification follows standard rules.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of /ɾ/ (e.g., as [ʁ] in some Brazilian dialects) do not affect the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/14/2025

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