enxovalharlhesíamos
Syllables
en-xo-val-har-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.ʃu.vaɫ.ˈɾaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + xoval- + -har-lhes-íamos
The word 'enxovalhar-lhes-íamos' is a conditional perfect verb form. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into seven syllables: en-xo-val-har-lhes-ía-mos. The stress falls on 'har'. The word means 'we would furnish them' and is composed of a prefix, root, and several suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
To furnish them
To furnish them
“Enxovalhar-lhes-íamos a casa nova com tudo o que precisavam.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'har' syllable, the penultimate syllable of the verb stem before the clitic pronoun and conditional ending.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. xo — Open syllable, palatal fricative.. val — Closed syllable, velarized 'l'.. har — Stressed, open syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, palatal lateral.. ía — Open syllable, part of conditional ending.. mos — Closed syllable, nasalized vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided before a vowel preceded by a consonant.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within the same syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but often remain together.
Clitic Pronouns
Clitic pronouns are generally treated as separate syllables.
- The 'x' represents a palatal fricative /ʃ/.
- The nasal vowel 'ẽ' at the beginning is a common feature of Portuguese.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' can sometimes be elided or reduced in rapid speech.
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