esquartejarnosíamos
Syllables
es-quar-te-jar-nos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/es.kwaɾ.te.ˈʒaɾ.nʊʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
00010101
Morphemes
es- + quart- + -ejar-nos-íamos
The word 'esquartejar-nos-íamos' is a conjugated verb form in Portuguese. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into eight syllables with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. The word is morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes. Its phonetic realization varies slightly between Brazilian and European Portuguese.
Definitions
- 1
To dismember, to quarter (in a violent or figurative sense).
We would dismember/quarter.
“Se tivéssemos a oportunidade, esquartejar-nos-íamos para escapar.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'ía'.
Syllables
es — Open syllable, consonant onset.. quar — Open syllable, digraph 'qu' as onset.. te — Open syllable, consonant onset.. jar — Open syllable, consonant onset.. nos — Open syllable, consonant onset, nasal vowel.. í — Closed syllable, stressed vowel.. a — Open syllable, unstressed vowel.. mos — Open syllable, consonant onset, nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are typically divided between consonant and vowel sequences.
Digraphs
Digraphs like 'qu' are treated as single onset units.
Open Syllables
Syllables ending in vowels are considered open syllables.
- The combination of clitic pronouns and conditional endings can sometimes present ambiguity, but the principle of maintaining original orthography is applied.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common feature of Brazilian Portuguese.
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