empertigarlhesíamos
Syllables
em-per-ti-gar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.peɾ.ti.ˈɡaɾ.ʎes.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + pertigar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'empertigar-lhes-íamos' is a complex Portuguese verb form meaning 'we would meddle'. It's divided into seven syllables with stress on 'gar'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules based on vowel-consonant sequences and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
We would meddle (with them).
We would meddle/interfere (with them).
“Se pudéssemos voltar atrás, não empertigar-lhes-íamos nos problemas alheios.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'gar' (/'ɡaɾ/).
Syllables
em — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. per — Closed syllable.. ti — Open syllable.. gar — Stressed, closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, palatal lateral.. iá — Open syllable, diphthong.. mos — Closed syllable.
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Vowel followed by Consonant
Syllables are divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster
Syllables are divided around consonant clusters when they cannot be easily separated.
Stress Placement
Stress influences syllable prominence.
Enclitic Pronouns
Enclitic pronouns are treated as part of the word for syllabification.
- Palatalization of /l/ to /ʎ/ before /i/ in 'lhes'.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-íamos' is a relatively fixed unit.
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