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esfumaçar-lhes-íamos

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

esfumaçarlhesiámos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-fu-ma-çar-lhes-i-á-mos

Pronunciation

/esfu.ma.ˈsaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/

Stress

00100100

Morphemes

es- + fumaç- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'esfumaçar-lhes-íamos' is a conjugated verb form syllabified as es-fu-ma-çar-lhes-i-á-mos, with primary stress on 'ma-çar'. It's composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes, following standard Portuguese syllabification rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To make smoky, to fumigate, to smudge.

    We would smoke/fumigate/smudge.

    Nós esfumaçar-lhes-íamos as roupas para tirar o cheiro.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('ma-çar'). Secondary stress on the antepenultimate syllable ('á').

Syllables

8
es/ɛʃ/
fu/fu/
ma/ma/
çar/saɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
i/i/
á/a/
mos/muʃ/

es Open syllable, consonant cluster.. fu Open syllable.. ma Open syllable, stressed.. çar Closed syllable.. lhes Closed syllable, pronoun clitic.. i Open syllable, short vowel.. á Open syllable, stressed.. mos Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowels, which act as nuclei.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels, 'm', or 'n'.

Clitic Pronoun Integration

Clitic pronouns are integrated into the syllabification of the verb form.

  • The clitic pronoun 'lhes' can be elided in colloquial speech.
  • The conditional tense ending '-íamos' is a standard inflectional pattern.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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