insensibilizáloíamos
Syllables
in-sen-si-bi-li-zá-lo-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ĩ.sẽ.si.bi.li.zaˈ.lu.ˈi.ɐ̃.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
in- + sensibil- + -izar-lo-íamos
The word 'insensibilizá-lo-íamos' is a complex verb form in Portuguese, syllabified into ten syllables with primary stress on 'zá' and secondary stress on 'í'. It's formed from the prefix 'in-', root 'sensibil-', and suffixes '-izar-lo-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, and pronoun cliticization.
Definitions
- 1
To desensitize someone or something; to make someone less sensitive.
We would desensitize him/it.
“Se a situação piorasse, insensibilizá-lo-íamos à dor.”
ant:sensibilizar
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'á' in 'insensibilizá' (syllable 6), and secondary stress on the 'í' in 'lo-í' (syllable 8).
Syllables
in — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. si — Open syllable, unstressed.. bi — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. zá — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. lo — Open syllable, unstressed.. í — Closed syllable, secondary stressed.. a — Open syllable, nasal vowel, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.
Stress Placement
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, or on the antepenultimate syllable if the word ends in a consonant. Accent marks override these rules.
Pronoun Cliticization
Pronoun clitics are often treated as separate syllables.
- The length of the word and the combination of inflectional suffixes present a challenge, but the syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules.
- The pronoun 'lo' is treated as a separate syllable, which is standard practice.
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