enlouquecerlhesíamos
Syllables
en-lou-que-cer-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽlu.keˈseɾ ʎes iˈa.muʃ/
Stress
0100010
Morphemes
en- + louqu- + -ecer-lhes-íamos
The word 'enlouquecer-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as en-lou-que-cer-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'lou'. It's morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes, and its meaning is 'we would drive them crazy'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules regarding vowel groups, consonant clusters, and open/closed syllables.
Definitions
- 1
To drive someone crazy; to make someone lose their mind (hypothetically).
We would drive them crazy / We would make them lose their minds.
“Se continuássemos a provocá-los, enlouquecer-lhes-íamos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'lou' syllable (second syllable), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
en — Open syllable, initial syllable.. lou — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. que — Open syllable.. cer — Closed syllable.. lhes — Open syllable, clitic pronoun.. ía — Open syllable, part of the conditional ending.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Groups
Vowels within diphthongs or triphthongs are not separated.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.
Open/Closed Syllables
Syllables are classified as open or closed based on their ending.
- The hyphenated structure requires maintaining original orthography.
- Pronoun clitic *lhes* can have slight pronunciation variations.
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