emporcalharlhesiam
Syllables
em-por-cal-har-lhes-iam
Pronunciation
/ɐ̃.puɾ.kɐ.lˈɾɐ̃.lɨʃ.jɐ̃/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + porc- + -alhar-lhes-iam
The word 'emporcalhar-lhes-iam' is a complex verb form syllabified as em-por-cal-har-lhes-iam, with stress on 'har'. It's composed of the prefix 'em-', root 'porc-', and suffixes '-alhar-lhes-iam'. Syllabification follows vowel grouping, consonant cluster breaking, and the penultimate stress rule.
Definitions
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They would dirty/soil.
They would dirty/soil.
“Se tivessem mais tempo, emporcalhar-lhes-iam o jardim.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('har') due to the penultimate stress rule and the open syllable structure.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. por — Open syllable, stressed.. cal — Closed syllable.. har — Open, stressed syllable, nasal vowel.. lhes — Closed syllable, palatalization.. iam — Open syllable, nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel Grouping
Vowels generally form their own syllables.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if it is open.
- The 'lh' combination is treated as a single phoneme in some contexts, but syllabified as 'l-hes' here.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation (Brazilian Portuguese).
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