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estilhaçar-vos-íamos

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

8 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

estilhaçarvosiámos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-ti-lha-çar-vos-i-á-mos

Pronunciation

/eʃ.ti.ʎa.ˈsaɾ.vɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

00010101

Morphemes

es- + tilhaç- + -ar-vos-íamos

The word 'estilhaçar-vos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified according to Portuguese rules, prioritizing the onset-nucleus-coda structure, digraph resolution, and enclitic pronoun attachment. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root. The word's complexity arises from its morphology and phonetic features like palatalization and vowel reduction.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To shatter, to splinter, to break into pieces.

    We would have shattered/splintered.

    Se tivéssemos mais cuidado, não teríamos estilhaçado o vaso.

    Eles estilhaçar-vos-íamos os sonhos se pudessem.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('ça'). Secondary stress on 'i' of 'íamos'.

Syllables

8
es/eʃ/
ti/ti/
lha/ʎa/
çar/saɾ/
vos/vɔʃ/
i/i/
á/ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

es Open syllable, onset with /e/, nucleus with /ʃ/. ti Open syllable, onset with /t/, nucleus with /i/. lha Open syllable, onset with palatalized /ʎ/, nucleus with /a/. çar Closed syllable, onset with /s/, nucleus with /a/, coda with /ɾ/. vos Closed syllable, onset with /v/, nucleus with /ɔ/, coda with /ʃ/. i Open syllable, nucleus with /i/. á Open syllable, nucleus with reduced /ɐ/. mos Closed syllable, onset with /m/, nucleus with /u/, coda with /ʃ/

Onset-Nucleus-Coda

Syllables are divided around vowel sounds, separating onsets and codas.

Digraph Resolution

'lh' and 'ç' are treated as single phonemes and are not split across syllables.

Enclitic Pronoun Attachment

Enclitic pronouns are considered part of the syllable structure of the verb.

  • Palatalization of 'lh' and 'm' before vowels.
  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
  • Enclitic pronoun attachment influencing syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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