envelhecerlhesíamos
Syllables
en-vel-he-cer-lhes-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.vel.ˈe.seɾ.ʎes.i.a.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + velhe- + -cer-lhes-íamos
The word 'envelhecer-lhes-íamos' is a future conditional verb form meaning 'we would grow old to them'. It is syllabified as en-vel-he-cer-lhes-í-a-mos, with stress on the 'he' syllable. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules based on vowel and consonant groupings, and the clitic pronoun 'lhes' is integrated into the syllabic structure.
Definitions
- 1
We would grow old to them.
We would grow old to them.
“Se tivéssemos mais tempo, envelhecer-lhes-íamos com alegria.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'he' syllable (third syllable), following the rule of penultimate stress in the base verb 'envelhecer'.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, initial syllable.. vel — Closed syllable.. he — Open, stressed syllable.. cer — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, conditional ending.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels within a word generally form separate syllables.
Consonant-Vowel
A consonant typically joins the following vowel to form a syllable.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Diphthongs and triphthongs are treated as single vowel sounds within a syllable.
Pronoun Clitics
Pronoun clitics are syllabified as if they were part of the verb.
- The 'lh' digraph is treated as a single phoneme.
- The nasal vowel /ẽ/ at the beginning of the word does not affect syllabification.
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