caulificarlhesíamos
Syllables
ca-u-li-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/kaw.li.fiˈkaɾ.lɛʃ.iˈa.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
cauli- + ficar- + lhes-íamos
The word 'caulificar-lhes-íamos' is a Portuguese verb form syllabified as ca-u-li-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos. It follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules, dividing syllables between vowels and consonants, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable of the stem. The word is composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes, including a clitic pronoun and a conditional ending.
Definitions
- 1
To graft, to bud (a plant). To qualify (in a botanical sense, to make suitable for grafting).
To graft, to bud
“Eles caulificariam as árvores frutíferas na primavera.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('car' in 'caulificar'), following the standard Portuguese stress rule for words ending in vowels, 'm', or 'n'.
Syllables
ca — Open syllable, initial syllable.. u — Open syllable, vowel only.. li — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.. fi — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.. car — Closed syllable, consonant + vowel.. lhes — Closed syllable, consonant cluster + vowel.. iá — Open syllable, stressed vowel + consonant.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel + consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants.
Vowel-Vowel (VV)
Syllables are divided between vowels.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels, 'm', or 'n'.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is always attached to the verb and syllabified as part of it.
- The conditional ending '-íamos' is a single morphological unit.
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