indianizarlhesíamos
Syllables
in-di-a-ni-za-r-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ĩ.di.ɐ.ni.za.ɾ.lɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
in- + dian- + -izar-lhes-íamos
The word 'indianizar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb syllabified according to Portuguese vowel-consonant patterns, with the 'lh' cluster treated as a single unit. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is formed through agglutination of a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
To make something Indian in character or style; to assimilate to Indian culture.
To Indianize them we would.
“Eles indianizaram a culinária local.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'iá'.
Syllables
in- — Open syllable, starting with a vowel.. di- — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. a- — Open syllable, starting with a vowel.. ni- — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. za- — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. r- — Syllable consisting of a single consonant.. lhes- — Syllable with 'lh' cluster, treated as a single phoneme.. iá- — Stressed syllable, open syllable.. mos- — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Pattern
Syllables are generally divided between vowels and consonants.
Treatment of 'lh'
'lh' is treated as a single phoneme and forms a syllable with the following vowel.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically forms a syllable with the following vowel.
- The 'lh' cluster requires special consideration as a single phoneme.
- The final '-mos' ending is a common inflectional suffix.
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