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encarapuçar-lhes-emos

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8 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

encarapuçarlhesemos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

en-ca-ra-pu-çar-lhes-e-mos

Pronunciation

/ẽ.kɐ.ɾɐ.pu.ˈsaɾ.lɛʃ.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

00010000

Morphemes

en- + carapuçar + lhes-emos

The word 'encarapuçar-lhes-emos' is a complex verb form syllabified into eight syllables (en-ca-ra-pu-çar-lhes-e-mos). Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('çar'). It's composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes, and follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules based on vowel and consonant combinations.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To cover their heads / To conceal it from them.

    To cover their heads / To conceal it from them.

    “Encarapuçar-lhes-emos os olhos para a surpresa.”

    “Encarapuçar-lhes-emos a verdade, por enquanto.”

    syn:cobriresconderocultar
    ant:descobrirrevelar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('çar').

Syllables

8
en/ẽ/
ca/kɐ/
ra/ɾɐ/
pu/pu/
çar/saɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
e/ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

en — Open syllable, vowel only.. ca — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.. ra — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.. pu — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.. çar — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. lhes — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. e — Open syllable, vowel only.. mos — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.

Word Parts

pre

en-

Latin origin, verbal prefix indicating inception or completion.

root

carapuçar

Origin uncertain, related to 'capuz' (hood). Core meaning: to cover the head.

suf

lhes-emos

Combination of indirect object pronoun 'lhes' and verb ending 'emos' (future subjunctive/indicative).

Similar Words

can­ta­rí­a­moscon­ver­sa­rí­a­moses­pa­lha­rí­a­mos

Vowel Syllabification

Single vowels form their own syllables.

Consonant-Vowel Syllabification

Consonant-vowel combinations form syllables.

Consonant Cluster Syllabification

Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority and phonotactic constraints, with each consonant potentially initiating a new syllable.

  • The 'ç' is pronounced as /s/. The combination of clitic pronouns and verb endings is common and doesn't alter syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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