empecilharnosíamos
Syllables
em-pe-ci-lhar-nos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pe.si.ʎaɾ.nɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + pecilhar + -nos-íamos
The word 'empecilhar-nos-íamos' is a first-person plural conditional verb form. It is divided into seven syllables: em-pe-ci-lhar-nos-ía-mos, with stress on 'lhar'. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix 'em-', root 'pecilhar', and suffixes '-nos' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel nuclei and consonant cluster resolution.
Definitions
- 1
To hinder, to obstruct, to make difficult.
We would hinder/obstruct.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, não nos empecilharíamos tanto.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root, 'lhar'.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. ci — Open syllable, unstressed.. lhar — Closed syllable, stressed.. nos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. iá — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are resolved based on sonority and phonotactic constraints.
Pronoun Clitic Attachment
Pronoun clitics are treated as a single unit attached to the verb.
- Palatalization of 'l' before 'i' is a common phonetic process.
- The attachment of the pronoun clitic '-nos' is a standard feature of Portuguese verb conjugation.
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