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virginalizar-lhes-íamos

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

8 syllables
23 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

virginalizarlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

vir-gi-na-li-zar-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/viɾ.ʒi.na.li.zaɾ.lɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

vir + ginal + izar

The word 'virginalizar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as vir-gi-na-li-zar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'li'. It's morphologically composed of a prefix, root, suffixes, and a clitic pronoun, following standard Portuguese syllabification rules based on vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel sequences.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To make virgin-like, to purify, to restore to a pristine state.

    We would virginize them / We would purify them.

    Eles esperavam virginalizar-lhes as tradições.

    Virginalizar-lhes a alma era o seu objetivo.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('li' in 'li-zar'), due to the presence of the conditional ending '-íamos'.

Syllables

8
vir/viɾ/
gi/ʒi/
na/na/
li/li/
zar/zaɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
ía/i.ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

vir Open syllable, initial syllable.. gi Open syllable.. na Open syllable.. li Open syllable, stressed syllable.. zar Closed syllable.. lhes Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ía Open syllable.. mos Closed syllable, final syllable.

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are typically divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided before a vowel preceded by a consonant.

Diphthongs & Triphthongs

Diphthongs and triphthongs are generally kept within the same syllable.

Clitic Pronouns

Clitic pronouns are treated as separate syllables when attached to verbs.

  • The clitic pronoun 'lhes' maintains its separate syllabic identity despite being phonologically linked.
  • The conditional ending '-íamos' dictates the stress pattern.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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