esquartelarnosemos
Syllables
es-quar-te-lar-nos-e-mos
Pronunciation
/es.kwaɾ.te.laɾ.nɔʃ.ɨ.mɔʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
es- + quartel- + -ar-nos-emos
The word 'esquartelar-nos-emos' is a conjugated verb form divided into seven syllables: es-quar-te-lar-nos-e-mos. Stress falls on the fourth syllable ('lar'). Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-ending syllables and consonant cluster breaking. The word is morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and several suffixes.
Definitions
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To quarter (divide into four parts)
To quarter
“Se a situação piorar, esquartelar-nos-emos para sobreviver.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('lar'), the penultimate syllable of the root, due to it being a closed syllable.
Syllables
es — Open syllable, unstressed.. quar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. lar — Closed syllable, stressed.. nos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. e — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Ending Syllables
Syllables generally end in vowels unless a consonant cluster prevents it.
Consonant Cluster Breaking
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.
- The 'rt' cluster in 'quartelar' is a common point of syllabification debate, but the rule of breaking consonant clusters after the first consonant is applied.
- Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of 'mos' as /mɔʃ/ does not affect syllabification.
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