empalidecerteíamos
Syllables
em-pa-li-de-cer-te-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pa.li.ðe.ˈseɾ.tɨ.ˈja.muʃ/
Stress
000010000
Morphemes
em + palidecer + te-íamos
The word 'empalidecer-te-íamos' is a Portuguese verb in the conditional perfect tense. It is syllabified as em-pa-li-de-cer-te-í-a-mos, with primary stress on 'cer'. It's formed from the prefix 'em-', the root 'palidecer', and the suffixes '-te' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel and consonant separation, considering the enclitic pronoun and auxiliary verb attachment.
Definitions
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We would have paled
We would have paled
“Se tivéssemos visto o fantasma, empalidecer-te-íamos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'cer', resulting in the stress pattern 000010000.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. cer — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. í — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels within a word generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Pronoun Enclisis
Enclitic pronouns are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of the verb complex.
Auxiliary Verb Attachment
Auxiliary verbs attached to the main verb are syllabified as part of the verb complex.
- The word is a complex verb form with a clitic pronoun and auxiliary verb.
- The stress pattern is influenced by the overall prosodic structure of the verb complex.
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