malgovernarlhesiamos
Syllables
mal-go-ver-nar-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/maw.ɡu.veɾ.ˈnaɾ.ʎes.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
mal- + governar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'malgovernar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form with eight syllables, stressed on the 'nar' syllable. It's formed by the prefix 'mal-', root 'governar', and suffixes '-lhes' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, with considerations for clitic pronouns and vowel reduction.
Definitions
- 1
We would misgovern.
We would misgovern
“Nós malgovernar-lhes-íamos se tivéssemos o poder.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'nar' syllable (penultimate syllable of the root verb).
Syllables
mal — Open syllable, unstressed.. go — Open syllable, unstressed.. ver — Closed syllable, unstressed.. nar — Closed syllable, stressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Stress Rule
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable unless marked otherwise.
- Clitic pronoun 'lhes' influences syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
- Palatalization of 's' before 'i' in some dialects.
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