empantanarlheíamos
Syllables
em-pan-ta-nar-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pɐ̃.tɐ.naɾ.ʎe.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + pantan- + -ar-lhe-íamos
The word 'empantanar-lhe-íamos' is divided into eight syllables following Portuguese CV syllable structure. The primary stress falls on the 'ta' syllable. The word is a verb in the future conditional tense, formed by combining a prefix, root, and several suffixes, including a clitic pronoun.
Definitions
- 1
To bog down, mire, or get someone/something stuck in the mud.
We would mire them.
“Se continuasse a chover, empantanar-lhe-íamos o carro.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ta') due to the penultimate stress rule. The 'í' syllable also carries stress due to being a single vowel syllable.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pan — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ta — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. nar — Open syllable.. lhe — Open syllable, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable, stressed vowel.. a — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable.
Consonant-Vowel Rule
Syllables typically follow a Consonant-Vowel (CV) pattern.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if it contains a stressed vowel and the final syllable does not.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhe' is treated as a separate syllable for syllabification purposes, despite often being pronounced as part of the verb.
- Nasal vowels do not affect the syllabification process.
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