tiqueteaquearlheíamos
Syllables
ti-que-tea-que-ar-lhe-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ti.ke.te.aˈke.aɾ ʎeˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
tique- + -taquear-lhe-íamos
The word 'tiquetaquear-lhe-íamos' is a future conditional verb form. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word around vowels. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('tea'). The word consists of a root (tique-), a verb-forming suffix (-taquear), a pronoun clitic (-lhe), and a future conditional ending (-íamos).
Definitions
- 1
We would tick (make a ticking sound) to him/her/it/you (formal).
We would tick to him/her/it/you (formal).
“Se o relógio estivesse quebrado, tiquetaquear-lhe-íamos com a boca.”
syn:far tique-taqueant:silenciar
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('tea').
Syllables
ti — Open syllable, unstressed.. que — Open syllable, unstressed.. tea — Open syllable, stressed.. que — Open syllable, unstressed.. ar — Open syllable, unstressed.. lhe — Open syllable, unstressed, palatalization of 'l'. iá — Open syllable, unstressed, vowel reduction.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed, nasalization.
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are generally divided around vowels.
Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are considered open.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally broken up according to sonority, but not applicable here.
Pronoun Clitic Rule
Pronoun clitics are syllabified as separate syllables when attached to a verb.
- Palatalization of 'l' before 'e' in 'lhe'. Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables. The onomatopoeic nature of the root 'tique-'.
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