consternarlhesiamos
Syllables
con-ster-nar-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kõʃ.tɨɾ.ˈnaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
0010001
Morphemes
const- + tern- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'consternar-lhes-íamos' is a conditional perfect verb form. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into seven syllables with stress on the penultimate syllable of the root. The word is morphologically complex, containing a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
To have dismayed them
We would have dismayed them
“Nós consternar-lhes-íamos com a notícia.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('nar'), due to the conditional ending.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ster — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. nar — Closed syllable, nasal consonant.. lhes — Closed syllable, pronoun clitic.. i — Open syllable, single vowel.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, nasal consonant.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels generally form a single syllable unless separated by a hiatus.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up according to sonority hierarchy.
Open/Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in vowels are open; syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Pronoun Clitics
Pronoun clitics generally form their own syllable.
- Nasal vowel /õ/ in 'con' is standard. Palatalization of /l/ to /ʎ/ before /e/ is a common phonetic process.
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