embranquecernosiam
Syllables
em-bran-que-cer-nos-iam
Pronunciation
/ẽ.bɾɐ̃.ke.ˈseɾ.nɔʃ.jɐ̃/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
em + branqu + ecer-nos-iam
The word 'embranquecer-nos-iam' is a future subjunctive verb form with six syllables, stressed on 'cer'. It follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules based on vowel-consonant patterns and the penultimate stress rule, with the clitic pronoun treated as a single unit.
Definitions
- 1
To whiten ourselves; that we might whiten.
We might whiten
“Se eles nos permitissem, embranquecer-nos-iam as paredes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('cer') due to the penultimate stress rule.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. bran — Nasalized vowel, closed syllable, unstressed.. que — Open syllable, unstressed.. cer — Closed syllable, stressed.. nos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. iam — Nasalized vowel, closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel followed by consonant
Syllable break after the vowel.
Penultimate stress rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the last syllable contains only one vowel and is not stressed.
Consonant cluster followed by vowel
Syllable break after the vowel.
- The clitic pronoun '-nos' is treated as a single syllable unit.
- Nasal vowels require specific articulation.
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