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esquartejar-lhes-íamos

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

8 syllables
22 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

esquartejarlhesiámos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-quar-te-jar-lhes-i-á-mos

Pronunciation

/es.kwaɾ.te.ˈʒaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/

Stress

00010110

Morphemes

es- + quartejar + -lhes-íamos

The word 'esquartejar-lhes-íamos' is a complex Portuguese verb form syllabified as es-quar-te-jar-lhes-i-á-mos, with stress on 'jar' and 'á'. It's composed of a prefix, root, clitic pronoun, and auxiliary verb suffix, meaning 'we were going to dismember them'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To dismember, to quarter (someone or something), to cut into pieces.

    We were going to dismember them.

    Eles planejavam esquartejar-lhes os bens.

    O criminoso ameaçou esquartejar-lhes se não cooperassem.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'jar' and the 'á' in 'íamos'.

Syllables

8
es/es/
quar/kwaɾ/
te/te/
jar/ʒaɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
i/i/
á/a/
mos/muʃ/

es Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. quar Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. te Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. jar Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant, stressed.. lhes Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. i Open syllable, vowel.. á Open syllable, vowel, stressed.. mos Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in vowels are open syllables.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are divided based on phonological constraints.

Vowel-Vowel Separation Rule

When two vowels appear consecutively, they are generally separated into different syllables.

Stress Rule

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable, unless indicated by an accent mark.

  • The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is enclitic and influences syllable division.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation might affect the phonetic realization but not the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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