melodramatizáloíeis
Syllables
me-lo-dra-ma-ti-zá-lo-í-eis
Pronunciation
/melo.dɾa.ma.ti.ˈzi.lu.ˈejʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
melodrama + tizá-lo-íeis
The word 'melodramatizá-lo-íeis' is a complex verb form syllabified as 'me-lo-dra-ma-ti-zá-lo-í-eis', with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the root 'melodrama' and several suffixes, including a pronoun and an inflectional ending. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel grouping, consonant cluster breaking, and pronoun enclisis.
Definitions
- 1
To melodramatize; to exaggerate emotions or situations in a theatrical way.
To melodramatize
“Ela tendia a melodramatizar cada pequena dificuldade.”
“Não melodramatize, por favor. A situação não é tão grave.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ti' in 'melodramatizá-lo-íeis').
Syllables
me — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. lo — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. dra — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ma — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ti — Closed syllable, stressed.. zá — Closed syllable, stressed.. lo — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. í — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. eis — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels generally form a single syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.
Pronoun Enclisis
Enclitic pronouns are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of it.
Stress and Syllabification
Stress influences syllable perception, but the written form dictates the syllable division.
- The enclitic pronoun '-lo' is treated as part of the verb in syllabification.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-íeis' is a complex morpheme, but its syllabification follows standard rules.
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