encaracolarlhesíamos
Syllables
en-ca-ra-co-lar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.ka.ɾɐ.ku.ɫɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + caracol- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'encaracolar-lhes-íamos' is a first-person plural conditional verb form. It's syllabified as en-ca-ra-co-lar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'co'. Its morphemic structure includes the prefix 'en-', root 'caracol-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster breaking.
Definitions
- 1
To curl up for them, to coil up for them.
We would curl up for them / We would coil up for them.
“Se tivéssemos tempo, encaracolar-lhes-íamos uma fita.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('co'), following the rule that words ending in vowels are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable if it's not a closed syllable.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Open syllable, part of the root.. ra — Open syllable, part of the root.. co — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lar — Open syllable, part of the root.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ía — Open syllable, conditional ending.. mos — Closed syllable, conditional ending.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.
Final Syllable
Syllables ending in vowels are generally open.
Diphthongs/Triphthongs
Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within a single syllable.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a single syllable.
- The palatalization of 'lh' to /ʎ/.
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