cosmopolizarvosíamos
Syllables
cos-mo-po-li-zar-vos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/kɔz.mɔ.pu.li.zaɾ.vɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
cosmo- + poliz- + -izar-vos-íamos
The word 'cosmopolizar-vos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as cos-mo-po-li-zar-vos-ía-mos, with stress on the 'iá' syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'cosmo-', root 'poliz-', and suffixes '-izar', '-vos', and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, and hiatus separation.
Definitions
- 1
To make cosmopolitan; to broaden one's horizons; to become worldly.
To cosmopolitanize
“Nós cosmopolizar-vos-íamos se tivéssemos mais oportunidades.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root, 'li' in 'li-zar', following the general rule for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
cos — Open syllable, unstressed.. mo — Open syllable, unstressed.. po — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. zar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. vos — Open syllable, unstressed.. iá — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables can end in consonants, especially after vowels.
Hiatus Rule
Hiatuses (two vowels in adjacent syllables) are separated into distinct syllables.
- The pronoun clitic *vos* attached to the verb is a common feature of Portuguese verb conjugation and doesn't introduce any specific syllabification exceptions.
- The conditional ending *-íamos* is also standard and follows regular syllabification patterns.
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