sentimentalizarlhesia
Syllables
sen-ti-men-ta-li-zar-lhes-ia
Pronunciation
/sẽ.ti.mẽ.tɐ.li.ˈzaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐ/
Stress
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Morphemes
sentimental + izar-lhes-ia
The word 'sentimentalizar-lhes-ia' is a complex verb form syllabified into eight syllables: sen-ti-men-ta-li-zar-lhes-ia. The stress falls on the fifth syllable ('li'). It's formed from the root 'sentimental' with verb-forming and conditional suffixes, and a clitic pronoun. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules based on vowel and consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
To sentimentalize; to become sentimental.
To sentimentalize
“As histórias tristes sentimentalizavam-lhes-ia.”
“Se ele contasse a verdade, sentimentalizava-lhes-ia.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable, 'li', in 'li-zar' (penultimate syllable of the root).
Syllables
sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Closed syllable, unstressed.. men — Nasalized open syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, stressed.. zar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed, palatalized.. ia — Open syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Rule
Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but this word doesn't have complex clusters.
Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are closed.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is a standard feature of Portuguese verb conjugation and doesn't introduce any exceptional syllabification rules.
- Regional variations in nasal vowel pronunciation and palatalization of 'l' are possible but do not affect the syllable division.
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