esquadrinharlhesias
Syllables
es-qua-dri-nhar-lhes-ias
Pronunciation
/es.kwa.dɾi.ɲaɾ.lɛʃ.jas/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
es- + quadri- + -nhar-lhes-ias
The word 'esquadrinhar-lhes-ias' is a verb form syllabified into six syllables (es-qua-dri-nhar-lhes-ias) with stress on 'nhar'. It consists of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes, and follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules based on vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
To scrutinize them, to investigate them thoroughly (in the past, hypothetical or conditional context).
To scrutinize them
“Se eu fosse o detetive, esquadrinhar-lhes-ias cada movimento.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'nhar'.
Syllables
es — Open syllable, unstressed.. qua — Open syllable, unstressed.. dri — Open syllable, unstressed.. nhar — Open syllable, stressed.. lhes — Open syllable, unstressed.. ias — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in vowels. Each vowel forms the nucleus of a syllable.
- The clitic pronoun '-lhes-' is treated as a separate syllable, following standard Portuguese grammar.
- Regional variations in /r/ pronunciation do not affect syllabification.
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