esquartejarlhesiámos
Syllables
es-quar-te-jar-lhes-i-á-mos
Pronunciation
/es.kwaɾ.te.ˈʒaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/
Stress
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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
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'jar' and the 'á' in 'íamos'.
Syllables
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.
Word Parts
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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.
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