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universalizar-lhes-emos

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10 syllables
23 characters
Portuguese
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10syllables

universalizaɾlhesemos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

u-ni-ve-rsa-li-za-ɾ-lhes-e-mos

Pronunciation

/uni.veɾ.sa.li.ˈzaɾ.ʎes.ˈe.muʃ/

Stress

0000100101

Morphemes

uni- + versal- + -izar

The word 'universalizar-lhes-emos' is a complex verb form syllabified according to Portuguese rules prioritizing open syllables and resolving consonant clusters. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffix, a clitic pronoun, and a verbal inflection. Syllabification is consistent with similar verbs ending in '-izar'.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    To make universal to them.

    To universalize to them.

    “Universalizar-lhes-emos o acesso à educação.”

    syn:generalizar-lhes-emosexpandir-lhes-emos
    ant:particularizar-lhes-emosrestringir-lhes-emos

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

10
u/u/
ni/ni/
ve/ve/
rsa/ɾsa/
li/li/
za/za/
ɾ/ɾ/
lhes/ʎes/
e/e/
mos/muʃ/

u — Open syllable, vowel only.. ni — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.. ve — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.. rsa — Closed syllable, vowel + consonant cluster.. li — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.. za — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.. ɾ — Syllabic 'r' acting as a vowel.. lhes — Closed syllable, vowel + consonant cluster, palatalization of /l/.. e — Open syllable, vowel only.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel + consonant cluster, nasalization.

Word Parts

pre

uni-

Latin origin, meaning 'one', contributing to the sense of 'all'.

root

versal-

Latin origin (*versus*), meaning 'turned', related to 'change' or 'variety'.

suf

-izar

Latin origin (*-izare*), verb-forming suffix.

Similar Words

ho­spi­ta­li­zarpar­ti­cu­la­ri­zares­pe­ci­a­li­zar

Open Syllable Preference

Portuguese favors syllables ending in vowels.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are generally broken after the vowel.

Syllabic 'r'

The letter 'r' can function as a syllabic consonant.

Clitic Pronoun Integration

Clitic pronouns attached to verbs are treated as part of the verb for syllabification.

  • Palatalization of /l/ to /ʎ/ before /i/ in 'lhes'.
  • The syllabic 'r' requires specific recognition.
  • Nasalization of vowels before nasal consonants.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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