encaracolarlhesemos
Syllables
en-ca-ra-co-lar-lhes-e-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.ka.ɾɐ.ku.ɫɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈe.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + caracol- + -lhes-emos
The word 'encaracolar-lhes-emos' is a complex verb form syllabified as en-ca-ra-co-lar-lhes-e-mos, with stress on 'co'. It demonstrates typical Portuguese syllabification rules, including vowel-based syllable formation and penultimate stress. The 'lh' cluster and vowel reduction are key phonological features.
Definitions
- 1
We will curl up for them.
We will curl up for them
“Se precisarem de ajuda, encaracolaremos-lhes-emos para protegê-los.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('co'), following the penultimate syllable stress rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, nasal vowel. ca — Open syllable. ra — Open syllable. co — Closed syllable, stressed. lar — Closed syllable. lhes — Closed syllable, palatal lateral. e — Open syllable. mos — Closed syllable, reduced vowel
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Rule
Consonants generally separate syllables, unless they form part of a consonant cluster.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable unit.
- The 'lh' digraph represents a single phoneme /ʎ/. The final 'mos' syllable exhibits vowel reduction.
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