sobrealimentarlheias
Syllables
so-bre-a-li-men-tar-lhe-ias
Pronunciation
/su.bɾɐ.ɐ.li.mẽ.ˈtaɾ.ʎɪ.ɐʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
sobre- + aliment- + -ar-lhe-ias
The word 'sobrealimentar-lhe-ias' is a complex verb form syllabified into eight syllables (so-bre-a-li-men-tar-lhe-ias). Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem. It's formed from the prefix 'sobre-', root 'aliment-', and suffixes '-ar-lhe-ias'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, and the treatment of clitic pronouns.
Definitions
- 1
To overfeed, to nourish excessively.
To overfeed
“Nós sobrealimentávamos os animais no inverno.”
“Não se deve sobrealimentar as crianças.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('tar'), following the standard Portuguese stress rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, initial syllable.. bre — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable.. li — Open syllable.. men — Closed syllable with nasal vowel.. tar — Closed syllable.. lhe — Open syllable, clitic pronoun.. ias — Closed syllable, inflectional suffix.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open and are separated accordingly.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed and are separated accordingly.
Clitic Pronoun Rule
Enclitic pronouns are treated as part of the verb syllable count and are syllabified accordingly.
- Nasalization of vowels affects pronunciation but doesn't alter syllabification.
- The enclitic pronoun 'lhe' is a common feature and doesn't introduce exceptions to the rules.
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