escamotearlhesiamos
Syllables
es-ca-mo-te-ar-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/es.ka.mu.ˈte.ɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
es- + camot- + -ear
The word 'escamotear-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as es-ca-mo-te-ar-lhes-i-a-mos, with stress on 'te'. It's composed of a prefix, root, suffix, clitic pronoun, and auxiliary verb, following standard Portuguese syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
To evade, to slip away from, to avoid (responsibility, a situation), to get out of something.
They would have evaded/avoided.
“Eles escamotear-lhes-íamos as responsabilidades.”
“Escamotear-lhes-íamos a verdade se pudéssemos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'te' (es-ca-mo-**te**-ar-lhes-í-a-mos).
Syllables
es — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Open syllable.. mo — Open syllable.. te — Closed, stressed syllable.. ar — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. i — Open syllable, part of auxiliary verb.. a — Open syllable, part of auxiliary verb.. mos — Closed syllable, part of auxiliary verb.
Word Parts
Vowel Groups
Vowels within diphthongs or triphthongs are not separated.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.
Open/Closed Syllables
Syllables are classified as open or closed based on their ending.
Clitic Pronouns
Clitic pronouns are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of the verb complex.
- The enclitic pronoun 'lhes' requires careful syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in 'íamos' is a phonetic phenomenon that doesn't affect orthographic syllabification.
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