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emporcalhar-lhes-íamos

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8 syllables
22 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

emporcalharlhesiamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

em-por-cal-har-lhes-i-a-mos

Pronunciation

/ẽ.puɾ.kɐ.ʎɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

em- + porcalhar + -lhes-íamos

The word 'emporcalhar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into eight syllables, with primary stress on 'cal'. It comprises the prefix 'em-', the root 'porcalhar', the pronoun clitic 'lhes', and the suffix '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules prioritizing vowel sounds and consonant cluster separation.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To make dirty, to soil, to muck up.

    To make dirty, to soil, to muck up.

    “Nós emporcalhávamos-lhes a reputação com nossas mentiras.”

    syn:sujarenlameardesonrar
    ant:limparhonrar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'cal', following Portuguese stress rules for penultimate syllable emphasis.

Syllables

8
em/ẽ/
por/puɾ/
cal/kɐl/
har/ʎɐɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
i/i/
a/a/
mos/muʃ/

em — Open syllable, unstressed.. por — Open syllable, unstressed.. cal — Closed syllable, primary stress.. har — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

em-

Latin *in-*, prefixes a verb, indicating initiation or completion of an action.

root

porcalhar

Derived from *porco* (pig), Latin *porcus*, meaning to make dirty or soil.

suf

-lhes-íamos

Combination of the indirect object pronoun *lhes* (Latin *illis*) and the imperfect indicative ending *-íamos* (Latin *-ēbāmus*).

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Vowel Grouping

Vowels generally form a single syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken according to pronounceability, often separating them around vowels.

Open vs. Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in vowels are open; those ending in consonants are closed.

Stress Placement

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated by an accent mark.

  • The root *porcalhar* is relatively uncommon.
  • The pronoun clitic *lhes* is a standard element of Portuguese verb conjugation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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