emborracharlhesíamos
Syllables
em-bo-rra-char-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.bu.ʁa.ˈʃaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + borrach- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'emborrachar-lhes-íamos' is a future conditional verb form. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into seven syllables: em-bo-rra-char-lhes-ía-mos. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('char'). The word consists of a prefix 'em-', a root 'borrach-', and a complex suffix '-ar-lhes-íamos'.
Definitions
- 1
We would make them drunk.
We would make them drunk.
“Se tivéssemos vinho suficiente, *emborrachar-lhes-íamos* na festa.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('char').
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. bo — Open syllable, unstressed.. rra — Syllable with geminate consonant, unstressed.. char — Closed syllable, stressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. iá — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are typically divided between vowels and consonants.
Geminate Consonant Rule
Geminate consonants (like 'rr') remain within the same syllable.
Pronoun Clitic Rule
Pronoun clitics are generally treated as a single unit attached to the verb.
- The geminate 'rr' requires careful articulation.
- The pronoun 'lhes' is a clitic pronoun and its syllabification is treated as a single unit.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of /ʁ/ do not affect syllabification.
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