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estilhaçar-lhes-íamos

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

8 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

estilhaçarlhesiámos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-ti-lha-çar-lhes-i-á-mos

Pronunciation

/eʃ.ti.ʎa.ˈsaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/

Stress

00010010

Morphemes

es- + tilhaç- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'estilhaçar-lhes-íamos' is a conditional perfect verb form, syllabified as es-ti-lha-çar-lhes-i-á-mos, with stress on 'çar'. It's composed of the prefix 'es-', root 'tilhaç-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel separation, consonant cluster breaking, and pronoun enclisis.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To have shattered (something) to them; we would have shattered (something) to them.

    We would have shattered it to them.

    Se tivéssemos mais recursos, estilhaçar-lhes-íamos os planos.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('çar'), following the penultimate stress rule for Portuguese words.

Syllables

8
es/eʃ/
ti/ti/
lha/ʎa/
çar/saɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
i/i/
á/a/
mos/muʃ/

es Open syllable, initial syllable.. ti Open syllable.. lha Open syllable, containing the 'lh' digraph.. çar Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lhes Closed syllable, indirect object pronoun.. i Open syllable.. á Open syllable.. mos Closed syllable, conditional ending.

Vowel Separation

Vowels generally form separate syllables.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are broken based on sonority.

Pronoun Enclisis

Enclitic pronouns are treated as separate syllables following the verb stem.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'lh' digraph represents a palatal lateral approximant /ʎ/. Enclitic pronoun 'lhes' doesn't introduce exceptional rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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