quadruplicarlhesiamos
Syllables
qua-dru-pli-car-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kwa.dɾu.pli.ˈkaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
quadru- + plic- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'quadruplicar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form divided into eight syllables: qua-dru-pli-car-lhes-i-a-mos. The stress falls on 'pli'. It's formed from the prefix 'quadru-', root 'plic-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, vowel grouping, and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To multiply by four; to quadruple.
To quadruple
“Nós quadruplicar-lhes-íamos o valor.”
“We would quadruple the value for them.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'pli', which is the penultimate syllable of the verb stem 'quadruplicar'.
Syllables
qua — Open syllable, initial syllable.. dru — Open syllable.. pli — Stressed syllable, closed syllable.. car — Open syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, pronoun clitic.. i — Open syllable, vowel.. a — Open syllable, vowel, reduced.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are considered open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are considered closed.
Vowel Grouping Rule
Vowel clusters are divided based on sonority and stress.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are divided based on the sonority hierarchy.
- The pronoun clitic 'lhes' is treated as a separate syllable.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phonetic phenomenon but doesn't affect orthographic syllable division.
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