prodigalizarlhesias
Syllables
pro-di-ga-li-zar-lhes-ias
Pronunciation
/pɾo.di.ɣɐ.li.zaɾ.lɛʃ.jas/
Stress
0001000
Morphemes
pro- + digal- + -izar-lhes-ias
The word 'prodigalizar-lhes-ias' is a complex verb form divided into seven syllables: pro-di-ga-li-zar-lhes-ias. The stress falls on the fourth syllable ('li'). It consists of a prefix 'pro-', root 'digal-', and suffixes '-izar-lhes-ias'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel grouping and consonant-vowel combinations.
Definitions
- 1
To squander to them, to waste on them, to lavish upon them.
To squander to them
“Se eu tivesse dinheiro, prodigalizaria-lhes tudo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('li') of the root 'prodigalizar'.
Syllables
pro — Open syllable, initial syllable.. di — Open syllable, part of the root.. ga — Open syllable, part of the root, contains a voiced velar fricative.. li — Open syllable, part of the root.. zar — Closed syllable, part of the root, contains a rhotic consonant.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ias — Closed syllable, verb ending.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels within diphthongs or triphthongs are kept together.
Consonant-Vowel
A consonant typically joins the following vowel.
Clitic Pronouns
Clitic pronouns form their own syllable.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' requires careful separation.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-ias' is a distinct syllable.
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