circuncidarteíamos
Syllables
cir-cun-ci-dar-te-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/siɾkũsiðaɾˈte.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
circum- + cid- + -ar-te-íamos
The verb 'circuncidar-te-íamos' (we would circumcise) is syllabified as cir-cun-ci-dar-te-í-a-mos, with stress on 'dar'. It follows Portuguese syllabification rules, prioritizing vowel separation and stress placement, and consists of the prefix 'circum-', root 'cid-', and suffixes '-ar-te-íamos'.
Definitions
- 1
To circumcise; to perform the ritual of circumcision.
To circumcise
“Naquela cultura, os meninos eram circuncidados ao nascer.”
“Eles circuncidar-te-íamos se fosse necessário.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'dar', according to the penultimate stress rule.
Syllables
cir — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cun — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. ci — Open syllable.. dar — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. te — Open syllable, enclitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's' and doesn't have an acute accent on the last vowel.
Enclitic Pronoun
Enclitic pronouns are generally treated as separate syllables.
- The length of the word and multiple suffixes create a complex case.
- Potential elision or reduction of '-te' in Brazilian Portuguese colloquial speech.
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