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catrafilar-lhes-íamos

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

8 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

catrafilarlhesiamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ca-tra-fi-lar-lhes-i-a-mos

Pronunciation

/kɐ.tɾɐ.fi.ˈlaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Morphemes

ca- + trafilar + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'catrafilar-lhes-íamos' is a conjugated verb form in Portuguese. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into eight syllables with primary stress on 'tra'. The word consists of a prefix, root, and several suffixes, and its pronunciation adheres to European Portuguese standards.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We were drawing/tracing (for them).

    We were drawing/tracing them.

    Nós catrafilar-lhes-íamos mapas detalhados para a expedição.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'tra' (second syllable).

Syllables

8
ca/kɐ/
tra/tɾɐ/
fi/fi/
lar/laɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
i/i/
a/ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

ca Open syllable, unstressed.. tra Closed syllable, primary stressed.. fi Open syllable, unstressed.. lar Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes Closed syllable, unstressed. Contains the /ʎ/ phoneme.. i Open syllable, unstressed.. a Open syllable, unstressed.. mos Closed syllable, unstressed.

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in vowels are open.

Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in consonants are closed.

Diphthongs

Vowel combinations are kept together.

Stress Placement

Penultimate syllable stress in words ending in vowels or 's'.

  • The 'lh' digraph represents a single phoneme /ʎ/.
  • The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is syllabified separately despite being attached to the verb.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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