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racionalizar-lhes-íamos

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

9 syllables
23 characters
Portuguese
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9syllables

racionalizarlhesmos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ra-ci-o-na-li-zar-lhes-iá-mos

Pronunciation

/ʁɐ.si.u.nɐ.li.ˈzaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ɐ̃.muʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

ra- + cional + -izar-lhes-íamos

The word 'racionalizar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into nine units (ra-ci-o-na-li-zar-lhes-iá-mos) with stress on 'li'. It follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules, considering vowel/consonant sequences and morphemic structure.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To rationalize, to make rational.

    To rationalize

    Ele tentava racionalizar suas decisões.

  2. 2

    To make something rational.

    To rationalize something

    É difícil racionalizar o medo.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'li'

Syllables

9
ra/ʁɐ/
ci/si/
o/u/
na/nɐ/
li/li/
zar/zaɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
/i.ɐ̃/
mos/muʃ/

ra Open syllable, onset 'r', nucleus 'a'. ci Open syllable, onset 'c', nucleus 'i'. o Open syllable, nucleus 'o' (reduced). na Open syllable, onset 'n', nucleus 'a'. li Open syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'i', stressed syllable. zar Closed syllable, onset 'z', nucleus 'a', coda 'r'. lhes Closed syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'e', coda 'ʃ'. Open syllable, diphthong 'iá'. mos Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'u', coda 'ʃ'

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in vowels are open.

Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in consonants are closed.

Sonorant Onsets

Sonorant consonants can begin a syllable.

Diphthongs

Vowel combinations forming diphthongs are kept together.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
  • Treatment of the clitic pronoun 'lhes' as a separate syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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