empreitarlhesíamos
Syllables
em-pre-i-tar-lhes-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.pɾɐj.ˈtaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
00000100
Morphemes
em- + preitar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'empreitar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as em-pre-i-tar-lhes-í-a-mos. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'em-', the root 'preitar', and the suffixes '-lhes' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, with division occurring after the first consonant in clusters and vowels forming individual syllables.
Definitions
- 1
We would undertake
We would undertake
“Nós empreitar-lhes-íamos a construção da ponte.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('í' in 'í-a-mos').
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pre — Open syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. tar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. í — Open syllable, stressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed, vowel reduction.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are considered open.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Division occurs after the first consonant in a cluster unless it forms a natural digraph.
Single Vowel Rule
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
- The presence of the clitic pronoun 'lhes' adds complexity to the syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common in Brazilian Portuguese.
- Regional variations in pronunciation may affect the realization of final syllables.
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