infeccionarlhesíamos
Syllables
in-fec-cio-nar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ĩfe.sjo.naɾ ˈlɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
in- + fect- + -cion-ar-lhes-ía-mos
The word 'infeccionar-lhes-íamos' is a conditional perfect verb form meaning 'we would infect them'. It's syllabified as in-fec-cio-nar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'ía'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
We would infect them.
We would infect them
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, infeccionar-lhes-íamos com mais facilidade.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'ía'.
Syllables
in — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. fec — Closed syllable.. cio — Open syllable, palatalization of 'c' before 'i'.. nar — Open syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable, conditional marker.. a — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, first-person plural ending.
Word Parts
in-
Latin origin, introduces a lack of something or part of verb formation.
fect-
Latin *facere* (to make, to do), core meaning of 'to infect'.
-cion-ar-lhes-ía-mos
Combination of nominalizing suffix, infinitive ending, indirect object pronoun, conditional marker, and first-person plural ending.
Similar Words
Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowels.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.
Vowel Sequence Separation
Sequences of vowels are separated into distinct syllables.
- The clitic pronoun *lhes* can influence pronunciation, leading to a more rapid articulation, but syllabification remains consistent.
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