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borborejar-lhes-emos

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

7 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “borborejar-lhes-emos” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

borborejarlhesemos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

bor-bo-re-jar-lhes-e-mos

Pronunciation

/buɾbuɾeˈʒaɾ ˈlɛʃ ˈemʊʃ/

Stress

0001000

Morphemes

borborej + ar-lhes-emos

The word 'borborejar-lhes-emos' is a conjugated verb form in Portuguese. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into seven syllables: bor-bo-re-jar-lhes-e-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'jar'. The word consists of a root 'borborej-', infinitive suffix '-ar', clitic pronoun '-lhes', and personal ending '-emos'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To murmur, to rumble, to gurgle (often used to describe sounds from the stomach or intestines).

    We murmur to them / We are rumbling to them.

    “Os estômagos deles borborejavam-lhes-emos durante a longa viagem.”

    “O rio borborejava-lhes-emos canções antigas.”

    syn:sussurrarmurmurarressonar
    ant:gritarberrar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root verb 'jar'.

Syllables

7
bor/buɾ/
bo/bu/
re/ɾe/
jar/ʒaɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
e/e/
mos/muʃ/

bor — Open syllable, onset with bilabial stop and rhyming with rhotic approximant.. bo — Open syllable, onset with bilabial stop.. re — Open syllable, onset with rhotic approximant.. jar — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, onset with voiced postalveolar fricative.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. e — Open syllable, vowel only.. mos — Closed syllable, nasalized vowel.

Word Parts

root

borborej

Onomatopoeic origin, likely pre-Roman Iberian.

suf

ar-lhes-emos

Infinitive ending, dative pronoun, first-person plural present indicative ending.

Similar Words

can­tar­lhes­e­mosfa­lar­lhes­e­mosco­mer­lhes­e­mos

Vowel-Initial Syllable

Each vowel typically begins a new syllable.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.

Open/Closed Syllables

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Clitic Pronoun Attachment

Clitic pronouns are syllabified as separate units.

  • The 'r' sound can have regional variations in pronunciation.
  • Nasalization of vowels requires careful phonetic transcription.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/22/2025

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