conchegarlhesiámos
Syllables
con-che-gar-lhes-iá-mos
Pronunciation
/ kõʃeˈɡaɾ.lɛʃ.iˈa.muʃ /
Stress
001010
Morphemes
con- + chegar + -gar-lhes-íamos
The word 'conchegar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as con-che-gar-lhes-iá-mos, with stress on 'gar'. It's composed of the prefix 'con-', root 'chegar', and suffixes '-gar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel separation, consonant cluster breaking, and clitic pronoun treatment.
Definitions
- 1
To cuddle them, to bring them close, to comfort them.
We would cuddle them / We would bring them close.
“Quando éramos crianças, conchegar-lhes-íamos todas as noites.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'gar' syllable, the penultimate syllable of the verb root. The 'iá' syllable also receives secondary stress due to its position in the conditional ending.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, vowel followed by nasal consonant.. che — Open syllable, vowel preceded by palatal consonant.. gar — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a rhotic consonant, stressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a sibilant consonant, clitic pronoun.. iá — Open syllable, vowel followed by a glide, part of the conditional ending, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a palatal nasal consonant, part of the conditional ending.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels generally separate into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if the following vowel is in a stressed syllable.
Clitic Pronoun
Clitic pronouns are treated as separate syllables.
Conditional Ending
The conditional ending is syllabified based on vowel and consonant patterns.
- Elision or contraction of the clitic pronoun 'lhes' in colloquial speech.
- Potential variations in pronunciation of the 'r' sound in different dialects.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará