diagnosticarlheias
Syllables
di-ag-no-sti-car-lhe-i-as
Pronunciation
/dja.ɣnoʃ.ti.ˈkaɾ ʎɛʃ ˈi.ɐʃ/
Stress
00010000
Morphemes
diagnosticar + lhe-ias
The word 'diagnosticar-lhe-ias' is a complex verb form syllabified according to Portuguese rules, with stress on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem. It means 'You (formal) were/would diagnose him/her/it.'
Definitions
- 1
You (formal) were diagnosing him/her/it.
You (formal) were/would diagnose him/her/it.
“Se eu fosse médico, diagnosticar-lhe-ias a doença.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'ti' syllable in 'diagnosticar', the fourth syllable of the word.
Syllables
di — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ag — Open syllable.. no — Open syllable.. sti — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. car — Closed syllable.. lhe — Open syllable, clitic pronoun.. i — Open syllable.. as — Closed syllable, inflectional ending.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels are grouped together within a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken based on sonority.
Pronoun Attachment
Clitic pronouns are attached to the verb and syllabified accordingly.
Open Syllable Preference
Portuguese favors open syllables whenever possible.
- The 'lh' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/. The imperfect subjunctive ending '-ias' is consistently a separate syllable.
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