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esterilizar-te-íamos

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

8 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “esterilizar-te-íamos” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

esterilizarteiámos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-te-ri-li-za-rte-iá-mos

Pronunciation

/eʃ.te.ɾi.liˈzaɾ.tɨ.ˈja.muʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

es- + steriliz + -ar-te-íamos

The word 'esterilizar-te-íamos' is a complex verb form in Portuguese. Syllabification follows standard rules of open/closed syllables and consonant cluster handling, with the pronoun clitic '-te-' treated as a separate syllable. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'li'.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    We would sterilize you.

    We would sterilize you.

    “Se tivéssemos os equipamentos, esterilizar-te-íamos imediatamente.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'li' (fourth syllable).

Syllables

8
es/ɛʃ/
te/tɨ/
ri/ɾi/
li/li/
za/za/
rte/ɾtɨ/
iá/ja/
mos/muʃ/

es — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. te — Open syllable, pronoun clitic.. ri — Open syllable.. li — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. za — Closed syllable.. rte — Open syllable, consonant cluster.. iá — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel are open.

Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in a consonant are closed.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are split, keeping the consonant with the following vowel.

Pronoun Clitics

Pronoun clitics are treated as separate syllables.

  • The pronoun clitic '-te-' is treated as a separate syllable despite being enclitic.
  • The consonant cluster 'rt-' follows standard syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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