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comprimir-lhes-íamos

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

7 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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7syllables

comprimirlhesiamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

com-pri-mir-lhes-i-a-mos

Pronunciation

/kũ.pɾi.miɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/

Stress

0000010

Morphemes

com- + primir + -ir-lhes-íamos

The word 'comprimir-lhes-íamos' is syllabified based on vowel nuclei and liquid consonant rules. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root. The word is a conjugated verb form with a complex morphemic structure including a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We would compress them.

    We would compress them.

    Comprimir-lhes-íamos os dados para economizar espaço.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('pri'), due to the presence of the conditional ending '-íamos'.

Syllables

7
com-/kũ/
pri-/pɾi/
mir-/miɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
i-/i/
a-/a/
mos/muʃ/

com- Open syllable, nasalized vowel.. pri- Open syllable, vowel followed by liquid consonant.. mir- Open syllable, vowel followed by liquid consonant.. lhes Closed syllable, palatalized consonant cluster.. i- Open syllable, single vowel.. a- Open syllable, single vowel.. mos Closed syllable, vowel followed by fricative.

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Each vowel sound forms a syllable.

Liquid Consonant Rule

Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it's a liquid (/l/ or /r/).

  • Palatalization of /l/ to /ʎ/ before /e/ is a common phonetic variation.
  • The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a single prosodic unit but syllabified based on its internal structure.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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