engorduravosiámos
Syllables
en-gor-du-ra-vos-i-á-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.ɡoɾ.ðuˈɾaɾ.vɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + gord- + -ur-ar-vos-ía-mos
The word 'engordurar-vos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into eight syllables (en-gor-du-ra-vos-i-á-mos) with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from the root 'gord-' (fat) with prefixes and suffixes indicating verb tense, person, and object. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules regarding vowel grouping, consonant clusters, and pronoun clitics.
Definitions
- 1
To make something or someone fat; to fatten.
To fatten
“Nós engorduraríamos os porcos com mais ração.”
“We would fatten the pigs with more feed.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('á').
Syllables
en — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. gor — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. du — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. ra — Open syllable.. vos — Closed syllable, pronoun clitic.. i — Open syllable.. á — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Grouping
Vowels generally form a single syllable unless separated by a consonant.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.
Open vs. Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are open; those ending in a consonant are closed.
Pronoun Clitics
Pronoun clitics are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of it.
- Palatalization of /d/ to /ð/ between vowels.
- Reduction of unstressed vowels.
- Attachment and syllabification of the pronoun clitic '-vos'.
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