enchumaçarlhesiámos
Syllables
en-chu-ma-çar-lhes-i-á-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.ʃu.ma.ˈsaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + chumaçar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'enchumaçar-lhes-íamos' is a conjugated verb form syllabified as en-chu-ma-çar-lhes-i-á-mos, with primary stress on 'çar'. It's composed of the prefix 'en-', root 'chumaçar', and suffixes '-lhes' and '-íamos'. It means 'we would smudge/mess up/complicate'.
Definitions
- 1
To make something dirty or messy; to smudge; to soil. Figuratively, to complicate or confuse.
We would smudge/mess up/complicate (it/them).
“Nós enchumaçaríamos a situação se tentássemos resolver tudo de uma vez.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('çar') due to the presence of the accent mark. The 'á' in 'íamos' also receives secondary stress.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, nasal vowel. chu — Closed syllable. ma — Open syllable. çar — Closed syllable, stressed. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun. i — Open syllable. á — Open syllable, stressed. mos — Closed syllable
Word Parts
en-
Latin *in-*, prefixes a verb, indicating the beginning of an action or a change of state.
chumaçar
Origin uncertain, possibly onomatopoeic or related to archaic terms for 'to smudge' or 'to mess up'.
-lhes-íamos
Clitic pronoun 'lhes' (to them) + 1st person plural conditional ending '-íamos'.
Vowel-centric division
Syllables are generally formed around vowels.
Consonant cluster rule
Consonant clusters are broken up according to phonotactic constraints.
Clitic pronoun rule
Clitic pronouns are treated as separate syllables.
Stress rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated by an accent mark.
- The treatment of the clitic pronoun 'lhes' as a separate syllable.
- The influence of the accent mark on stress placement.
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