dumɛʃtikaɾlɛʃiɐ̃muʃ
Syllables
du-mɛʃ-ti-ka-ɾ-lɛʃ-i-ɐ̃-muʃ
Pronunciation
/du.mɛʃ.tiˈkaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ɐ̃.muʃ/
Stress
000100001
Morphemes
domestica + ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'domesticar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form with nine syllables, exhibiting a mix of open and closed syllables. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, accounting for consonant clusters and enclitic pronouns.
Definitions
- 1
We would domesticate them.
We would domesticate them
“Nós domesticar-lhes-íamos os animais selvagens.”
“Se tivéssemos tempo, domesticar-lhes-íamos os cães abandonados.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('ka').
Syllables
du — Open syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'u'. mɛʃ — Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'ɛ', coda 'ʃ'. ti — Open syllable, onset 't', nucleus 'i'. ka — Open, stressed syllable, onset 'k', nucleus 'a'. ɾ — Single consonant syllable, nucleus 'ɾ'. lɛʃ — Closed syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'ɛ', coda 'ʃ'. i — Open syllable, nucleus 'i'. ɐ̃ — Nasal vowel syllable, nucleus 'ɐ̃'. muʃ — Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'u', coda 'ʃ'
Word Parts
Onset-Rime
Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant(s)) and rime (nucleus and any following consonants).
Vowel Rule
Each vowel generally forms a separate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are divided based on sonority, with the more sonorous consonant typically belonging to the following syllable.
- Enclitic pronouns ('-lhes') are treated as part of the verb for syllabification purposes.
- Nasal vowels require special attention in syllable division.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará