Hyphenation ofcoadministrar-lhes-ão

Linguistic Analysis of "coadministrar-lhes-ão" (Portuguese)

1. Pronunciation Considerations:

The word "coadministrar-lhes-ão" is a complex verb form in Portuguese, combining elements of co-administration with pronominal enclisis and future subjunctive/conditional inflection. Pronunciation will vary slightly depending on regional accents, but the core phonological structure remains consistent.

2. Syllable Division:

Following Portuguese syllabification rules, the word breaks down as follows (using only original letters):

co-ad-mi-nis-trar-lhes-ão

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: co- (Latin) - Indicates joint action or shared responsibility.
• Root: administrar (Latin administrare - from ad- 'to' + ministrare 'to serve') - To manage, administer.
• Suffixes:
  • -lhes (Portuguese) - Indirect object pronoun, 3rd person plural (to them). Enclitic pronoun.
  • -ão (Portuguese) - Future subjunctive/conditional ending, indicating a potential or conditional action.

4. Stress Identification:

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the base verb administrar, which is trar. However, due to the enclitic pronoun and the final vowel, the stress remains on trar.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ku.ɐð.mi.niʃ.tɾɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.ɐ̃w̃/

6. Syllable Breakdown & Rule Application:

Division Rules Applied:

1. Open Syllable Rule: Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
2. Closed Syllable Rule: Syllables ending in a consonant are closed.
3. Diphthong Rule: Diphthongs (vowel combinations) generally remain within a single syllable.
4. Consonant Cluster Rule: Consonant clusters are generally broken after the vowel.
5. Enclitic Pronoun Rule: Enclitic pronouns are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of it.

7. Exceptions & Special Cases:

• The enclitic pronoun "-lhes" is a common source of syllabification complexity. Its attachment to the verb requires treating it as a single unit for stress and syllabification purposes.
• Nasal diphthongs like "ão" are always considered a single syllable.

8. Grammatical Role & Syllabification Shifts:

The word is primarily a verb form. If "administrar" were used as a noun (e.g., "a administração" - the administration), the stress would shift to the penultimate syllable ("a-di-mi-ni-stra-ção"), and the syllabification would change accordingly.

9. Definition & Semantics:

• Word: coadministrar-lhes-ão
• Part of Speech: Verb (Future Subjunctive/Conditional)
• Definitions:
  • "To co-administer to them" / "They would co-administer"
  • Translation: To jointly manage or administer something to them.
• Synonyms: gerenciar-lhes-ão, supervisionar-lhes-ão
• Antonyms: negligenciar-lhes-ão, desorganizar-lhes-ão
• Examples:
  • "Nós coadministrar-lhes-íamos os recursos." (We would co-administer the resources to them.)
  • "Eles coadministrar-lhes-ão o projeto." (They will co-administer the project to them.)

10. Regional Variations:

Pronunciation of the "lh" sound in "lhes" can vary. In some regions, it's closer to /ʎ/ (palatal lateral approximant), while in others, it's closer to /ʒ/ (voiced postalveolar fricative). This doesn't significantly affect the syllabification.

11. Phonological Comparison:

The syllable division in these words follows the same principles of open/closed syllable alternation and stress placement. The complexity in "coadministrar-lhes-ão" arises from the enclitic pronoun and the future subjunctive ending, which are not present in the other words.