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impopularizar-lhe-iam

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

8 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “impopularizar-lhe-iam” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

impopularizarlheiam

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

im-po-pu-la-ri-zar-lhe-iam

Pronunciation

/ĩ.pu.pu.ɫɐ.ɾi.ˈzaɾ.ʎɪ̃/

Stress

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Morphemes

im- + popularizar + -izar-lhe-iam

The word 'impopularizar-lhe-iam' is a complex verb form syllabified into eight syllables: im-po-pu-la-ri-zar-lhe-iam. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ri'). It's morphologically composed of a negative prefix 'im-', the root 'popularizar', and suffixes indicating verb form and indirect object. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, considering vowel groupings, consonant clusters, and enclitic pronouns.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To make unpopular (hypothetically)

    To make unpopular (would)

    “Se eles *impopularizar-lhe-iam* as ideias, a revolução falharia.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ri') of the root 'popularizar'. The stress pattern is typical for Portuguese words ending in vowels.

Syllables

8
im/ĩ/
po/pu/
pu/pu/
la/ɫɐ/
ri/ɾi/
zar/ˈzaɾ/
lhe/ʎɪ/
iam/jɐ̃/

im — Closed syllable, unstressed.. po — Open syllable, unstressed.. pu — Open syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, stressed.. zar — Closed syllable, stressed.. lhe — Open syllable, unstressed.. iam — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Vowel Grouping

Vowels are generally grouped into a single syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken based on sonority.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Enclitic Pronouns

Enclitic pronouns are treated as part of the word for syllabification.

  • The 'lh' digraph is treated as a single phoneme.
  • Nasal vowels influence syllable weight.
  • Enclitic pronoun 'lhe' is considered part of the word for syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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