envelhecevosíamos
Syllables
en-vel-he-ce-vos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.vel.jə.ˈseɾ.vɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + velhe- + -cer-vos-íamos
The word 'envelhecer-vos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as en-vel-he-ce-vos-ía-mos, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable 'iá'. It's composed of the prefix 'en-', root 'velhe-', and suffixes '-cer-vos-íamos'. Syllable division follows standard Portuguese vowel-consonant separation rules.
Definitions
- 1
We would make you all grow old.
We would age you all.
“Se tivéssemos o poder, não vos envelhecer-íamos tão depressa.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'iá'.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. vel — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. he — Open syllable, vowel preceded by a glide.. ce — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. vos — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. iá — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant, primary stress.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Separation
Syllables are generally divided between vowels and consonants.
Open vs. Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in vowels are open; syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Glide + Vowel
A glide (like 'j') preceding a vowel forms a separate syllable.
- Palatalization of 'e' before 'i' is a common phonetic phenomenon.
- The clitic pronoun 'vos' is attached to the verb and doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
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