excrescerlhesíamos
Syllables
ex-cre-scer-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ɛk.ɾɛˈs̪eɾ ɫeʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
ex + crescer + -lhes-íamos
The word 'excrescer-lhes-íamos' is a future conditional verb form. It is syllabified as ex-cre-scer-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on the 'cre' syllable. It consists of the prefix 'ex-', the root 'crescer', and the suffix '-lhes-íamos'. The word means 'We would grow them'.
Definitions
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We would grow them.
We would grow them.
“Nós excrescer-lhes-íamos as plantas com mais cuidado.”
“Se tivéssemos tempo, excrescer-lhes-íamos mais árvores.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the 'cre' syllable (second syllable), following Portuguese stress rules for verb forms.
Syllables
ex — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cre — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. scer — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable.. ía — Open syllable, contains a diphthong.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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- Pronunciation of 'lhes' can be reduced in rapid speech.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'r'.
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