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potencializar-lhes-ão

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8 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

potencializarlhesão

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

po-ten-ci-a-li-zar-lhes-ão

Pronunciation

/potẽ.si.ɐ.li.zaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ɐ̃w̃/

Stress

00001001

Morphemes

po- + tencial- + -izar-lhes-ão

The word 'potencializar-lhes-ão' is a complex verb form syllabified as po-ten-ci-a-li-zar-lhes-ão, with stress on the penultimate syllable of the root. It's formed from the root 'tencial-' (Latin *potentia*), the verb-forming suffix '-izar', the clitic pronoun '-lhes', and the future tense marker '-ão'. It means 'to enhance them' and follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To enhance, to potentiate, to maximize the potential of something or someone.

    To potentiate them, to enhance them.

    Nós vamos potencializar-lhes as habilidades.

    O programa visa potencializar-lhes o conhecimento.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('li' in 'potencializar').

Syllables

8
po/po/
ten/tẽ/
ci/si/
a/ɐ/
li/li/
zar/zaɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
ão/ɐ̃w̃/

po Open syllable, initial syllable.. ten Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ci Closed syllable.. a Open syllable, reduced vowel.. li Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. zar Closed syllable.. lhes Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ão Closed syllable, nasalized vowel, future tense marker.

Vowel Groups

Vowels within a diphthong or triphthong are not separated.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority hierarchy (not applicable in this case).

Pronoun Integration

Clitic pronouns are integrated into the verb complex for syllabification.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'm', or 'n' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • Integration of the clitic pronoun 'lhes'.
  • Nasalization of the final vowel '-ão'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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