empecilharvosíamos
Syllables
em-pe-ci-lhar-vos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pe.si.ʎaɾ.vɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + pecilhar + -vos-íamos
The word 'empecilhar-vos-íamos' is a future conditional verb form. It is divided into seven syllables: em-pe-ci-lhar-vos-ía-mos. The stress falls on the 'lhar' syllable. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'em-', the root 'pecilhar', and the suffixes '-vos' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, considering open and closed syllables, and treating digraphs as single phonemes.
Definitions
- 1
We would hinder you (all).
We would hinder/impede you all.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, empecilhar-vos-íamos menos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'pecilhar', specifically the syllable 'lhar'.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. ci — Open syllable, unstressed.. lhar — Closed syllable, stressed.. vos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. iá — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Rule
A syllable is considered open when it ends in a vowel, or a single consonant. Vowels are the nucleus of the syllable.
Closed Syllable Rule
A syllable is considered closed when it ends in a consonant cluster. The vowel preceding the cluster forms the syllable nucleus.
Digraph Rule
Digraphs like 'lh' and 'nh' are treated as single phonemes for syllabification purposes.
- The pronunciation of /ʎ/ can vary regionally.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common in Brazilian Portuguese but doesn't affect syllabification.
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