enlouquecernosíamos
Syllables
en-lou-que-cer-nos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽlu.keˈseɾ.nɔʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + louqu- + -ecer-nos-íamos
The word 'enlouquecer-nos-íamos' is syllabified into seven syllables: en-lou-que-cer-nos-ía-mos. The primary stress falls on 'lou'. It's a complex verb form derived from the root 'louqu-' with prefixes and suffixes, following standard Portuguese syllabification rules based on vowel and consonant sequences.
Definitions
- 1
To drive crazy, to go mad (conditional, first-person plural)
We would go crazy/mad
“Se soubéssemos o que aconteceria, enlouquecer-nos-íamos de medo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('lou'), following the general rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, vowel initial.. lou — Open syllable, liquid consonant initial, stressed.. que — Closed syllable, consonant initial.. cer — Closed syllable, consonant initial.. nos — Closed syllable, nasal consonant initial.. iá — Open syllable, vowel initial.. mos — Closed syllable, nasal consonant initial.
Word Parts
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Vowel Initial Syllable
Syllables starting with vowels are open and form a separate syllable.
Consonant Initial Syllable
Syllables starting with consonants are closed and form a separate syllable, unless followed by a vowel within the same morpheme.
Liquid Consonant Rule
Liquid consonants (l, r) often form open syllables when followed by a vowel.
- The clitic pronoun '-nos' is treated as a separate syllable despite being attached to the verb.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of the final '-mos' may exist, but do not affect the syllabification.
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