escarnecerlheíamos
Syllables
es-car-ne-cer-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/es.kɐɾ.nɛ.ˈseɾ.ʎɪ.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
es- + carne- + -cer-lhe-íamos
The word 'escarnecer-lhe-íamos' is a conditional perfect verb form syllabified as es-car-ne-cer-lhe-í-a-mos, with stress on 'cer'. It follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules, considering vowel nuclei, consonant assignment, and the treatment of clitic pronouns.
Definitions
- 1
To have scorned, to have mocked, to have ridiculed.
We would have scorned/mocked/ridiculed.
“Nós escarnecer-lhe-íamos se soubéssemos a verdade.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('cer').
Syllables
es — Open syllable, initial syllable.. car — Open syllable.. ne — Open syllable.. cer — Closed syllable, stressed.. lhe — Open syllable, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Assignment Rule
Consonants between vowels are assigned to the following syllable.
Stress Rule
Penultimate syllable stress for words ending in vowels or 's'.
Clitic Pronoun Rule
Clitic pronouns are generally treated as separate syllables.
- Potential blending of *lhe* with adjacent syllables in faster speech.
- Regional variations in pronunciation of nasal vowels.
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