embatucarlhesíamos
Syllables
em-ba-tu-car-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.ba.tu.kaɾ.lɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + batucar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'embatucar-lhes-íamos' is a verb form syllabified into seven syllables (em-ba-tu-car-lhes-ía-mos) following Portuguese vowel nucleus and consonant closure rules. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'em-', the root 'batucar', and the suffixes '-lhes' and '-íamos'. It means 'we would drum to them' or 'we would bother them'.
Definitions
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We would beat/drum to them.
We would drum to them.
“Embatucar-lhes-íamos com canções alegres.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca' in 'tu-car'.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'.. ba — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'.. tu — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'u'.. car — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'a', closed by 'r'.. lhes — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'e', closed by 'sh'.. iá — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i', stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'o', closed by 'sh'.
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Closure Rule
Consonants can close a syllable if they follow a vowel.
- The combination of clitic pronouns and personal endings is a common feature of Portuguese verb conjugation.
- The nasal vowel /ẽ/ in the first syllable is standard and doesn't pose a syllabification challenge.
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