esgueirarlhesíamos
Syllables
es-guei-rar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/eʃ.ɡej.ˈɾaɾ.lɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
es- + guei- + -rar-lhes-íamos
The word 'esgueirar-lhes-íamos' is a future conditional verb form syllabified as es-guei-rar-lhes-ía-mos, with primary stress on 'ía'. It's morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules based on vowel centrality and consonant cluster breaks.
Definitions
- 1
We would slip away from them.
Nós nos esgueiraríamos deles.
“Se não fossem tão cuidadosos, esgueirar-lhes-íamos sem que eles percebessem.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ía'.
Syllables
es — Open syllable, initial syllable.. guei — Closed syllable, palatalization of 'g' before 'e' and 'i'.. rar — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, indirect object pronoun.. ía — Open syllable, primary stressed syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, part of the conditional ending.
Word Parts
Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowels.
Consonant Cluster Break
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if followed by a vowel.
Palatalization
The 'g' is palatalized before 'e' and 'i' but doesn't affect syllabification.
- Palatalization of 'g' before 'e' and 'i'. Treatment of 'lh' as a single phoneme.
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