sentenciarlhesiamos
Syllables
sen-ten-ci-ar-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/sẽ.tẽ.siˈaɾ.ʎes.iˈa.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
sentenciar + lhes-íamos
The word 'sentenciar-lhes-íamos' is a conditional future verb form. It is divided into eight syllables following Portuguese syllabification rules, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'sentenciar'. The word consists of a root (sentenciar) and suffixes (lhes-íamos), and exhibits common phonological features like palatalization and assimilation.
Definitions
- 1
We would sentence them.
We would sentence them.
“Se tivéssemos provas suficientes, sentenciar-lhes-íamos a prisão perpétua.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'sentenciar' (ci). The clitic pronoun and conditional ending are unstressed.
Syllables
sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. ten — Open syllable, unstressed, nasalized.. ci — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ar — Open syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed, palatalization of /l/.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed, assimilation of /m/ to /ʃ/.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed.
Clitic Pronoun Syllabification
Clitic pronouns are treated as separate syllable units attached to the verb.
Palatalization
The /l/ sound palatalizes to /ʎ/ before /e/ in many dialects.
- Palatalization of /l/ before /e/ is a regional variation.
- Assimilation of /m/ to /ʃ/ in the final syllable can occur in rapid speech.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is a common feature of Portuguese verb conjugation.
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