extinguirlhesíamos
Syllables
ex-tin-guir-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/eʃtĩˈɡiɾ.lɛʃ.iˈa.muʃ/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
ex- + tinguir + -ir-lhes-íamos
The word 'extinguir-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into 'ex-tin-guir-lhes-ía-mos'. Stress falls on 'guir'. It's composed of the prefix 'ex-', root 'tinguir', and suffixes '-ir-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows vowel-centered rules and considers clitic pronouns as separate syllables.
Definitions
- 1
To extinguish, to put out (a fire, a light, etc.) to them we would.
We would extinguish to them / We would have extinguished to them.
“Nós extinguir-lhes-íamos as dívidas se tivéssemos dinheiro.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'guir'. The stress pattern is typical for Portuguese verbs.
Syllables
ex-tin — Open syllable, onset with /eʃ/, nucleus with nasal vowel /ĩ/.. guir — Closed syllable, onset with /ɡ/, nucleus with /i/, coda with /ɾ/. Stressed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, onset with /l/, nucleus with /ɛ/, coda with /ʃ/. Pronoun clitic.. ía — Open syllable, onset with null, nucleus with /i/, coda with /ɐ/.. mos — Closed syllable, onset with /m/, nucleus with /u/, coda with /ʃ/
Word Parts
Vowel-Centered Syllables
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken based on sonority.
Pronoun Clitics
Pronoun clitics are treated as separate syllables.
- Nasal vowel /ĩ/ influences pronunciation but not syllabification.
- Liaison between morphemes is natural and doesn't affect syllable division.
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