enternesecerlhesiámos
Syllables
en-ter-ne-se-cer-lhes-i-á-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.teɾ.ne.seɾ.ʎes.i.a.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + terne- + -cer-lhes-íamos
The word 'enternecer-lhes-íamos' is a conditional perfect verb form. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, breaking consonant clusters and treating the clitic pronoun 'lhes' as a separate syllable. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the stem. The word means 'we would soften/endear (them)'.
Definitions
- 1
To make tender, to soften, to endear.
We would soften/endear (them).
“Nós enternecer-lhes-íamos com nossos gestos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('á' in 'iá'), following Portuguese stress rules for conditional verb forms.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ter — Closed syllable, consonant cluster broken.. ne — Open syllable.. se — Open syllable.. cer — Closed syllable, consonant cluster broken.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. i — Open syllable.. á — Open, stressed syllable.. mos — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowels.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant unless they form a digraph.
Clitic Pronoun Syllabification
Pronoun clitics are treated as separate syllables.
Stress Rules
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable, but can shift based on orthographic accents and final vowel/consonant combinations.
- Nasalization of the vowel in 'en-' does not alter syllabic structure.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a separate syllable despite being attached to the verb.
- The conditional ending '-íamos' is a single syllable despite containing multiple vowels.
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