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imbecilizar-nos-íamos

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8 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

imbecilizarnosíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

im-be-ci-li-zar-nos-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/im.be.si.li.zaɾˈnos.i.ɐ̃.muʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

im- + becil- + -izar-nos-íamos

The word 'imbecilizar-nos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as im-be-ci-li-zar-nos-ía-mos, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable 'li'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'im-', root 'becil-', and suffixes '-izar-nos-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese CV/VC rules, with the pronoun clitic '-nos' treated as a separate syllable.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To make foolish; to imbecilize (oneself).

    We would imbecilize (ourselves).

    “Não queríamos imbecilizar-nos com discussões inúteis.”

    syn:tolessarembrutecer
    ant:esclareceriluminar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('li' in 'li-zar').

Syllables

8
im/im/
be/be/
ci/si/
li/li/
zar/zaɾ/
nos/nos/
ía/i.ɐ̃/
mos/muʃ/

im — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. be — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. ci — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure, palatalization of 'c' before 'i'.. li — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure, primary stressed syllable.. zar — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. nos — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure, pronoun clitic.. ía — Open syllable, vowel-vowel structure, nasal vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure, conditional ending.

Word Parts

pre

im-

Latin origin, indicates negation.

root

becil-

Latin origin (becillus), related to diminished capacity.

suf

-izar-nos-íamos

Verb-forming suffix (-izar), pronoun clitic (-nos), conditional ending (-íamos).

Similar Words

ci­vi­li­zar­nos­ía­mosu­ti­li­zar­nos­ía­moso­rga­ni­zar­nos­ía­mos

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided between consonants and vowels when the vowel follows the consonant.

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants when the consonant follows the vowel.

Vowel-Vowel (VV)

When two vowels appear consecutively, they are generally separated into different syllables.

Stress Placement

Stress typically falls on the antepenultimate syllable in words ending in vowels or 's'.

  • The pronoun clitic '-nos' is treated as a separate syllable.
  • The conditional ending '-íamos' presents a complex syllable structure, but the division follows standard rules.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation might affect vowel realization but not syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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