cumprimentarlheíamos
Syllables
cum-pri-men-tar-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kũ.pɾi.ˈmẽ.taɾ.ʎɪ.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
00100000
Morphemes
cum- + priment- + -ar-lhe-íamos
The word 'cumprimentar-lhe-íamos' is a conjugated verb in the conditional tense. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word before each vowel and treating the pronoun clitic 'lhe' as a separate syllable. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('men').
Definitions
- 1
We would greet him/her/you (formal).
We would greet you.
“Se tivéssemos tempo, cumprimentar-lhe-íamos pessoalmente.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('men'), following the penultimate stress rule for Portuguese.
Syllables
cum — Open syllable, unstressed.. pri — Open syllable, unstressed.. men — Open syllable, primary stressed.. tar — Open syllable, unstressed.. lhe — Open syllable, unstressed (pronoun clitic).. í — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Division
Syllable division occurs before each vowel.
Pronoun Clitic Separation
Pronoun clitics like 'lhe' generally form a separate syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the second-to-last syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The pronoun 'lhe' is a clitic and forms its own syllable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation (Brazilian vs. European Portuguese) may affect phonetic realization but not syllabification.
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