engrandecerlheíamos
Syllables
en-gran-de-cer-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.de.ˈseɾ.ʎɨ.ˈa.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + grandecer + -lhe-íamos
The word 'engrandecer-lhe-íamos' is syllabified as 'en-gran-de-cer-lhe-í-a-mos', with primary stress on 'cer'. It's a verb form composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes, following standard Portuguese syllabification rules based on vowel and consonant patterns.
Definitions
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To have would enlarged it/him/her.
We would have enlarged it/him/her.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, engrandecer-lhe-íamos a propriedade.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'cer'.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, initial vowel.. gran — Closed syllable with nasal vowel.. de — Open syllable.. cer — Closed syllable, primary stress.. lhe — Syllable with palatal lateral approximant.. í — Open syllable, stressed vowel.. a — Open syllable, unstressed vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, final 's' pronounced as /ʃ/
Word Parts
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Vowel Initial Syllable
Syllables starting with vowels are separated immediately after the vowel.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable.
Closed Syllable
Syllables ending in consonants are considered closed.
Open Syllable
Syllables ending in vowels are considered open.
- The pronunciation of 'lh' can vary regionally.
- The final 's' is often pronounced as /ʃ/ in many dialects.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhe' is treated as a separate syllable.
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