escarrapacharlhesíamos
Syllables
es-car-ra-pa-char-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/es.kɐ.ʁɐ.pɐ.ˈʃaɾ.lɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
es- + carrapach- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'escarrapachar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as es-car-ra-pa-char-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on the 'pa' syllable. It's morphologically composed of a prefix 'es-', root 'carrapach-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows Portuguese rules of maximizing onsets and vowel-consonant structure, with the clitic 'lhes' treated as a single unit.
Definitions
- 1
To patch up clumsily, to fix something badly, to bungle a repair.
We would patch up (badly).
“Nós escarrapachar-lhes-íamos o telhado se tivéssemos tempo.”
“Eles escarrapacharam o carro, mas não ficou bom.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('pa'), following the general rule for Portuguese words ending in vowels.
Syllables
es — Open syllable, onset cluster. car — Open syllable. ra — Open syllable. pa — Closed syllable, stressed. char — Closed syllable, consonant cluster. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic. iá — Open syllable. mos — Closed syllable
Word Parts
Maximizing Onsets
Portuguese prefers to maximize the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Consonant Syllabification
Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a syllable, followed by any consonants.
Stress Rule
Words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable unless marked with an accent.
Clitic Attachment
Pronoun clitics are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of it.
- The initial *scr-* cluster requires careful syllabification to maximize onsets.
- The clitic *lhes* is treated as a single unit despite containing multiple sounds.
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