cretinizarlheíamos
Syllables
cre-ti-ni-zar-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kɾe.ti.ni.zaɾ.ʎɨ.ˈa.muʃ/
Stress
01000010
Morphemes
cre- + tin- + -izar
The word 'cretinizar-lhe-íamos' is a future conditional verb form. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into eight syllables: cre-ti-ni-zar-lhe-í-a-mos. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('ti'). The word is composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffix, along with a clitic pronoun and inflectional ending.
Definitions
- 1
To make someone or something cretinous; to stunt the growth or development of.
To cretinize, to stunt.
“A falta de iodo pode cretinizar as crianças.”
“Não podemos permitir que a ignorância cretinize a sociedade.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('ti'). The clitic pronoun and the conditional ending do not receive primary stress.
Syllables
cre — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Open syllable, stressed.. ni — Open syllable, unstressed.. zar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhe — Open syllable, unstressed.. í — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel followed by consonant
Syllables are divided after vowels when followed by consonants.
Vowel followed by consonant cluster
Syllables are divided after vowels when followed by consonant clusters.
Vowel
Single vowels form a syllable.
- Liaison between 'cretinizar' and 'lhe' is common in spoken Portuguese but doesn't affect the orthographic syllabification.
- Nasalization of vowels in the inflectional ending '-íamos'.
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