empreendernosíamos
Syllables
em-pre-en-der-nos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pɾẽ.ˈẽ.dɛɾ.nɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + preend- + -er-nos-ía-mos
The word 'empreender-nos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into seven syllables (em-pre-en-der-nos-ía-mos) with stress on the antepenultimate syllable ('der'). It's morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and several suffixes, and its pronunciation follows standard Portuguese phonological rules.
Definitions
- 1
We would undertake.
We would undertake
“Nós empreender-nos-íamos a uma nova jornada.”
“Empreender-nos-íamos com entusiasmo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('der'). The syllable 'iá' also receives secondary stress due to the conditional ending.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pre — Open syllable, unstressed.. en — Closed syllable, unstressed, nasalized.. der — Closed syllable, stressed.. nos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. iá — Open syllable, stressed, diphthong.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed, nasalized.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable contains a vowel, which serves as its nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally broken up according to sonority, but in this case, they remain within syllables.
Pronoun Clitic Rule
Pronoun clitics are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of it.
- The presence of the clitic pronoun '-nos' is a common feature in Portuguese and doesn't alter the standard syllabification rules. The nasalization of vowels before nasal consonants is also a standard phonetic feature.
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