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sobrealimentar-lhes-ia

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8 syllables
22 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

sobrealimentarlhesia

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

so-bre-a-li-men-tar-lhes-ia

Pronunciation

/su.bɾɐ.ɐ.li.mẽ.ˈtaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐ/

Stress

00010000

Morphemes

sobre- + aliment- + -ar-ia

The word 'sobrealimentar-lhes-ia' is syllabified based on vowel-consonant separation, with stress on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem. It's a complex verb form composed of a prefix, root, suffixes, and a clitic pronoun, all adhering to standard Portuguese phonological rules.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    To overfeed them.

    They would overfeed

    Se tivessem mais recursos, sobrealimentar-lhes-ia.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('a' in 'ali').

Syllables

8
so/su/
bre/bɾɐ/
a/ɐ/
li/li/
men/mẽ/
tar/taɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
ia/i.ɐ/

so Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. bre Open syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. a Open syllable, single vowel.. li Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. men Nasalized vowel followed by consonant.. tar Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. lhes Palatal lateral consonant followed by vowel.. ia Open syllable, vowel followed by vowel.

Vowel-Consonant Separation

Syllables are generally divided between vowels and consonants.

Open Syllable Preference

Portuguese favors open syllables (ending in a vowel).

Diphthong/Triphthong Preservation

Diphthongs and triphthongs are kept within the same syllable.

  • The presence of the clitic pronoun 'lhes' extends the word but doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
  • Nasal vowel pronunciation can have slight regional variations.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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