cientificarlhesiam
Syllables
cien-ti-fi-car-lhes-iam
Pronunciation
/sĩ.ẽ.ti.fiˈkaɾ.lɛʃ.jɐ̃/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
cient- + ificar + lhes-iam
The word 'cientificar-lhes-iam' is a future conditional verb form meaning 'to scientify to them'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into cien-ti-fi-car-lhes-iam with stress on 'car'. It's morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix, root, clitic pronoun, and conditional ending.
Definitions
- 1
To make scientific, to apply scientific methods to something, to render something scientific.
To scientify
“Eles cientificar-lhes-iam o processo.”
“Nós cientificar-lhes-iam os resultados.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'car', of the root 'cientificar'.
Syllables
cien — Open syllable, initial syllable of the word.. ti — Open syllable, contains a vowel and a consonant.. fi — Open syllable, contains a vowel and a consonant.. car — Closed syllable, stressed syllable of the root.. lhes — Closed syllable, contains a diphthong and a consonant.. iam — Closed syllable, contains a semi-vowel and a nasal vowel.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided before a vowel preceded by a consonant.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Diphthongs and triphthongs are generally kept within the same syllable.
Final Consonant
A single final consonant usually closes the syllable.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' can have slight pronunciation variations.
- The final 'r' of 'cientificar' is pronounced and links to the following syllable.
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