empedernecevosíamos
Syllables
em-pe-der-ne-ce-vos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pe.deɾ.ne.ˈse.vɔʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + pedern- + -ecer-vos-íamos
The word 'empedernecer-vos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as em-pe-der-ne-ce-vos-ía-mos, with stress on 'ce'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'em-', root 'pedern-', and suffixes '-ecer-vos-íamos'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and considers the enclitic pronoun 'vos'.
Definitions
- 1
To become hardened, callous, or insensitive (figuratively, like becoming stony).
We would have hardened/calloused/become insensitive.
“Se tivéssemos passado por tanta adversidade, empedernecer-vos-íamos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ce'), following the penultimate stress rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, initial syllable. pe — Open syllable. der — Open syllable. ne — Open syllable. ce — Closed syllable, stressed. vos — Closed syllable. iá — Open syllable. mos — Closed syllable
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowels, with each vowel typically forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
In words ending in vowels, 'm', 'n', or 's', the stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable.
Pronoun Enclisis
Pronouns attached to verbs are treated as part of the verb for syllabification purposes.
- The archaic/formal pronoun 'vos' is less common in modern Portuguese.
- Vowel reduction is common in unstressed syllables, affecting pronunciation but not syllabification.
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