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subalimentar-lhes-íamos

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
23 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

subalimentarlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sub-a-li-men-tar-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/su.bɐ.li.mẽ.ˈtaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

00010010

Morphemes

sub- + aliment- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'subalimentar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as sub-a-li-men-tar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'men'. It's composed of the prefix 'sub-', root 'aliment-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel separation, consonant cluster splitting, and penultimate stress.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    To undernourish, to provide insufficient food.

    To undernourish them (we would).

    Nós subalimentar-lhes-íamos se não tivéssemos recursos.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the 'men' syllable (penultimate syllable of the root), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

8
sub/sub/
a/ɐ/
li/li/
men/mẽ/
tar/taɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
ía/ˈi.ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

sub Open syllable, initial syllable.. a Open syllable, vowel sound.. li Open syllable, vowel sound.. men Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. tar Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. lhes Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ía Open syllable, part of the verb ending.. mos Closed syllable, final syllable.

Vowel Separation

Vowels within a word are generally separated into different syllables.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Clitic Pronoun Attachment

Clitic pronouns are treated as part of the verb form for syllabification.

  • The 'lh' digraph represents a palatal lateral approximant /ʎ/.
  • The nasal vowel 'ẽ' requires consideration of nasalization rules.
  • Enclitic pronoun attachment to the verb form.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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