empedernececerteíamos
Syllables
em-pe-der-ne-ce-cer-te-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pe.deɾ.ne.se.ˈseɾ.te.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + pedern- + -ecer-te-íamos
The word 'empedernecer-te-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as em-pe-der-ne-ce-cer-te-í-a-mos. It's composed of the prefix 'em-', root 'pedern-', and suffixes '-ecer-te-íamos'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root and the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, accounting for vowel separation, consonant clusters, and the enclitic pronoun 'te'.
Definitions
- 1
To make someone callous or insensitive; to harden someone's heart.
We would callous you / We would make you insensitive.
“As dificuldades da vida empedernecer-te-íamos, mas não te destruiriam.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'ce' and the final syllable 'mos'.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. der — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ne — Open syllable, unstressed.. ce — Open syllable, stressed.. cer — Closed syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. í — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.
Prefix/Suffix Separation
Prefixes and suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- Enclitic pronoun 'te' maintains its syllabic identity.
- Complex verb structure due to prefix and suffix.
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