impopularizarlhesíamos
Syllables
im-po-pu-la-ri-zar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ĩ.pu.pu.la.ɾi.zaɾ.lɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
im- + popularizar + -izar-lhes-íamos
The word 'impopularizar-lhes-íamos' is a Portuguese verb meaning 'we would unpopularize them'. It's divided into nine syllables: im-po-pu-la-ri-zar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on the fifth syllable ('ri'). The syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, considering vowel groups, consonant clusters, and stress placement, and the word is formed from a prefix, root, and several suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
To make something unpopular with them; we would make something unpopular to them.
We would unpopularize them.
“Se continuássemos com essa política, impopularizar-lhes-íamos ainda mais.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable, 'ri', following the penultimate stress rule.
Syllables
im — Open syllable, unstressed.. po — Open syllable, unstressed.. pu — Open syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. zar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ía — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels forming diphthongs (e.g., 'ia' in 'íamos') are not separated.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if the following vowel is stressed.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when it contains a stressed vowel and the final syllable is not a diphthong.
Pronoun Cliticization
Pronoun clitics are treated as single syllable units for syllabification.
- The pronoun 'lhes' is a clitic pronoun and exhibits liaison with the verb.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not affect the syllable division.
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