penitenciarvosíamos
Syllables
pen-i-ten-ci-ar-vos-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/pə.nɪ.tẽ.ˈsi.ɐɾ.vɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
000100100
Morphemes
penitenciar + vos-íamos
The word 'penitenciar-vos-íamos' is a conditional verb form syllabified as pen-i-ten-ci-ar-vos-í-a-mos, with stress on 'ci-ar'. It's composed of the root 'penitenciar' and the suffixes '-vos' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel and consonant grouping.
Definitions
- 1
We would imprison/punish you (formal/plural).
We would imprison you.
“Se tivéssemos poder, penitenciar-vos-íamos por vossos crimes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'ci-ar'.
Syllables
pen — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. i — Open syllable, vowel.. ten — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ci — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ar — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. vos — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. í — Open syllable, vowel.. a — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, nasal consonant.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel Rule
Vowels generally form their own syllables.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but this word doesn't have complex clusters.
Open/Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are open; syllables ending in consonants are closed.
- The enclitic pronoun *vos* is a standard feature of Portuguese and doesn't pose a syllabification challenge. Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllabification.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará