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higienizar-lhes-íamos

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

8 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

higienizarlhesmos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

hi-gi-e-ni-zar-lhes-iá-mos

Pronunciation

/i.ʒi.e.ni.zaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/

Stress

00000011

Morphemes

hi- + gieniz- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'higienizar-lhes-íamos' is a verb form with eight syllables, stressed on the penultimate syllable. It's formed by a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes, including a clitic pronoun. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-consonant separation and clitic pronoun treatment.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To sanitize, to disinfect, to clean thoroughly.

    To sanitize

    Nós higienizávamos os brinquedos antes de as crianças brincarem.

    Higienizávamos as mãos frequentemente durante a pandemia.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'iá'.

Syllables

8
hi/i/
gi/ʒi/
e/e/
ni/ni/
zar/zaɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
/i.ˈa/
mos/muʃ/

hi Open syllable. gi Closed syllable. e Open syllable. ni Closed syllable. zar Closed syllable. lhes Closed syllable, clitic pronoun. Open syllable, stressed. mos Closed syllable

Vowel-initial Syllable

Syllables starting with a vowel are separated.

Consonant-Vowel

Syllables are divided between consonants and vowels.

Clitic Pronoun Separation

Clitic pronouns are treated as separate syllable groups.

Stress Placement

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels.

  • The clitic pronoun 'lhes' could be analyzed differently in some theoretical frameworks, but the standard approach treats it as a separate unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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