embatocarlhesiamos
Syllables
em-ba-to-car-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.ba.tu.ˈkaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ̃.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + batocar + lhes-íamos
The word 'embatocar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified according to Portuguese vowel-based rules. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root and on the 'i' and 'mos' syllables. The word is composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes, with the clitic pronoun 'lhes' forming a distinct syllable.
Definitions
- 1
We would confuse them/to them.
We would confuse them/to them.
“Se não entendessem, embatocar-lhes-íamos a explicação.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'to' (ba-to-car) and on the 'i' and 'mos' syllables due to the clitic pronoun and verb ending.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. to — Stressed syllable, closed.. car — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, stressed.. a — Open syllable, nasal vowel, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Syllabification
Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds, with consonants following vowels being assigned to the same syllable.
Consonant Cluster Syllabification
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable as much as possible.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels or 's'.
- Palatalization of /l/ before /e/ (lhes -> /ʎɛʃ/).
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a single syllable unit.
- Regional variations in nasal vowel pronunciation.
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