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foguetear-lhes-íamos

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7 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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foguetearlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

fo-gue-te-ar-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/fu.ɣe.ˈte.ɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

0010010

Morphemes

foguet + ear-lhes-íamos

The word 'foguetear-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as fo-gue-te-ar-lhes-ía-mos. Stress falls on 'te'. It's composed of the root 'foguet', verbal suffix '-ear', indirect object pronoun '-lhes', and future subjunctive ending '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese vowel-consonant division rules, with considerations for diphthongs and consonant clusters.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    We would bombard them with rockets.

    We would rocket them / We would bombard them.

    “Se a situação piorasse, foguetear-lhes-íamos para nos defendermos.”

    syn:bombardear-lhes-íamosatirar foguetes a eles
    ant:poupar-lhes-íamos

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root: 'te' in 'foguete'. This is typical for Portuguese words ending in vowels or 's'.

Syllables

7
fo/fu/
gue/ɣe/
te/te/
ar/ɐɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
iá/i.ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

fo — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. gue — Open syllable, diphthong resolution with silent 'u'.. te — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ar — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. lhes — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'lh' followed by vowel and consonant.. iá — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster 'sh'.

Word Parts

root

foguet

From *foguete* (rocket), ultimately from French *fusée* and Latin *focus* (hearth, fire).

suf

ear-lhes-íamos

*-ear* (verbal suffix), *-lhes* (indirect object pronoun), *-íamos* (future subjunctive ending).

Similar Words

fo­gue­tefo­gue­tarfo­gue­tei­ro

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are typically divided between vowels and consonants.

Diphthong Resolution

Diphthongs are resolved into separate syllables based on pronunciation.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they can be naturally separated based on pronunciation.

  • Enclitic pronoun 'lhes' attached to the verb form.
  • Silent 'u' in 'gue' is a common feature of Portuguese orthography.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation of /g/ vs. /ɣ/ do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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