empeçonharlhesíamos
Syllables
em-pe-çon-har-lhes-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pe.sõ.ˈɾaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
00100101
Morphemes
em- + peçon- + -har-lhes-íamos
The word 'empeçonhar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form divided into eight syllables. Stress falls on 'çon'. It's composed of a prefix, root, and several suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-consonant division and open/closed syllable structure, with nasalization occurring before nasal consonants.
Definitions
- 1
We would begin for them.
We would begin for them
“Empeçonhar-lhes-íamos a tarefa, mas a falta de recursos impediu-nos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('çon').
Syllables
em — Open syllable, nasalized vowel.. pe — Open syllable.. çon — Closed syllable, nasalized vowel.. har — Open syllable, rhotic consonant.. lhes — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. í — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, nasalized vowel.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are typically divided between vowels and consonants.
Open vs. Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in vowels are open; syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Nasalization
Vowels preceding nasal consonants are often nasalized.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a single syllable.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
- Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation (tap vs. trill).
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará