mercantilizarvosíeis
Syllables
mer-can-ti-li-zar-vos-í-eis
Pronunciation
/meɾkɐ̃ti.li.zɐɾ ˈvoʃ.ejʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
mercantil + izar-vos-íeis
The word 'mercantilizar-vos-íeis' is a complex Portuguese verb form meaning 'to commercialize'. It's divided into eight syllables with stress on 'li', following standard Portuguese syllabification rules, accounting for nasal vowels and enclitic pronouns.
Definitions
- 1
To commercialize, to turn something into a commodity, to trade.
To commercialize
“Eles tentavam mercantalizar a cultura local.”
“Não se deve mercantalizar a arte.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('li').
Syllables
mer — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. can — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-nasal.. ti — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. li — Open syllable, consonant-vowel, stressed.. zar — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. vos — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant.. í — Open syllable, vowel.. eis — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Rule
A syllable ending in a vowel is considered open (CV).
Closed Syllable Rule
A syllable ending in a consonant is considered closed (CVC).
Vowel Rule
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
Stress Rule
Stress generally falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The enclitic pronoun '-vos' is always treated as a separate syllable.
- The nasal vowel /ɐ̃/ in 'mercan' requires careful phonetic transcription.
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