empedernecerernosíamos
Syllables
em-pe-der-ne-ce-rer-nos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pe.deɾ.ne.se.ɾeɾ.nos.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + pedern- + -ecer-nos-íamos
The word 'empedernecer-nos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into nine syllables, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's composed of a prefix, root, and several suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules based on vowel separation.
Definitions
- 1
We would become stony/hard.
We would harden.
“Se a situação piorasse, empedernecer-nos-íamos para enfrentar os desafios.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'iá'.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. der — Open syllable, unstressed.. ne — Open syllable, unstressed.. ce — Open syllable, unstressed.. rer — Open syllable, unstressed.. nos — Open syllable, unstressed.. iá — Open, stressed syllable.. mos — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are typically divided between vowels. Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally broken up according to sonority, but in this case, the clusters are relatively simple and follow the vowel-based division.
- The pronoun clitic '-nos' is treated as a single unit attached to the verb.
- Palatalization of 's' before vowels can vary regionally, affecting the phonetic transcription but not the syllabification.
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