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regulamentar-lhes-íamos

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8 syllables
23 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

regulamentarlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

re-gu-la-men-tar-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/ʁe.ɡu.ɫɐ.mẽ.tɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

re- + gulament- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'regulamentar-lhes-íamos' is a future conditional verb form divided into eight syllables: re-gu-la-men-tar-lhes-ía-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('men'). Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-consonant separation and palatalization of /l/ before /i/. The word is morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    We would regulate them.

    We would regulate them.

    Se tivéssemos mais poder, regulamentar-lhes-íamos as atividades.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('men'), following the standard Portuguese penultimate stress rule for words ending in vowels.

Syllables

8
re/ʁe/
gu/ɡu/
la/ɫɐ/
men/mẽ/
tar/tɐɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
/ˈi.ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

re Open syllable, initial syllable.. gu Open syllable.. la Open syllable, palatalized /l/.. men Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. tar Closed syllable.. lhes Closed syllable, palatalized /l/.. Open syllable, stressed syllable.. mos Closed syllable, final syllable.

Vowel-Consonant Separation

Syllables are generally divided between vowels and consonants.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Palatalization of /l/

/l/ is palatalized to /ʎ/ before /i/.

  • The palatalization of /l/ before /i/ is a key feature of Portuguese phonology.
  • Nasal vowel pronunciation can vary slightly between dialects.
  • Regional variations in vowel quality may exist, but do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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