russificarlhesíamos
Syllables
rus-si-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ʁusi.fiˈkaɾ.lɛʃ.iˈa.muʃ/
Stress
0001010
Morphemes
rus- + sifi- + -car-lhes-íamos
The word 'russificar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as rus-si-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'car'. It's composed of a Russian-derived prefix, a Latin-derived root, and various suffixes indicating verbalization, indirect object, and conditional mood. Syllable division follows standard Portuguese rules based on vowel/consonant patterns and morphemic boundaries.
Definitions
- 1
To make or become Russian in character, to adopt Russian customs or language.
We would russify them.
“Naquela época, eles tentavam russificar as regiões conquistadas.”
“Se tivéssemos poder, russificar-lhes-íamos a educação.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root, 'car' in 'rus-si-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos'.
Syllables
rus — Open syllable, initial syllable.. si — Open syllable.. fi — Open syllable.. car — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, pronoun.. ía — Open syllable, part of the verb ending.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a consonant are closed.
Diphthongs
Diphthongs are kept together within a syllable.
Morpheme Boundaries
Syllable division respects morphemic boundaries.
- Pronunciation of initial 'r' can vary regionally.
- The pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a single syllable.
- The complex suffix '-íamos' requires careful syllabification.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará