maleabilizarlhesíamos
Syllables
ma-le-a-bi-li-za-r-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/mɐ.le.ɐ.bi.li.zaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
male- + -abil- + -izar
The word 'maleabilizar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as ma-le-a-bi-li-za-r-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'za'. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffix, a clitic pronoun, and a personal inflection. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese vowel and consonant rules, with considerations for liaison and vowel reduction.
Definitions
- 1
To make malleable, to be able to be shaped or molded (for a group of people, in the past conditional).
We would make them malleable.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, maleabilizar-lhes-íamos as ideias.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('za' in 'li-za-r'), following the rule for penultimate stress when the final syllable contains a consonant.
Syllables
ma — Open syllable, initial syllable.. le — Open syllable, vowel reduction possible.. a — Open syllable, vowel reduction common.. bi — Open syllable.. li — Open syllable.. za — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. r — Syllabic 'r', linking to the next word.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ía — Open syllable, vowel reduction.. mos — Closed syllable, final inflection.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Each vowel generally forms a separate syllable (e.g., ma-le-a).
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally broken up according to sonority, but 'r' can form a syllable on its own when linking to the next word.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when the final syllable contains a consonant other than 's' or 'z'.
- Liaison between 'r' and 'lhes' is crucial for pronunciation.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a single syllable unit.
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