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sacrificar-lhes-íamos

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7 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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7syllables

sacrificarlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sac-ri-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/sɐkɾi.fiˈkaɾ.lɛʃ.iˈa.muʃ/

Stress

0010010

Morphemes

sacrificar + lhes-íamos

The word 'sacrificar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into seven syllables (sac-ri-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos) with primary stress on 'fi' and 'iá'. It consists of the verb root 'sacrificar' and the clitic pronoun 'lhes' combined with the conditional ending 'íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, with consideration for the clitic pronoun.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    We would sacrifice to them.

    We would sacrifice to them.

    Naquela época, sacrificar-lhes-íamos os melhores animais.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('fi') and the sixth syllable ('iá'), following the general rule of stress on the antepenultimate syllable.

Syllables

7
sac/sak/
ri/ɾi/
fi/fi/
car/kaɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
/iˈa/
mos/muʃ/

sac Open syllable, unstressed.. ri Open syllable, unstressed.. fi Open syllable, primary stressed.. car Open syllable, unstressed.. lhes Closed syllable, unstressed.. Open syllable, stressed.. mos Closed syllable, unstressed.

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.

Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in a consonant are closed.

Stress Placement

Stress typically falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.

  • The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a separate unit for syllabification despite its close connection to the verb.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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