decrescerlhesiámos
Syllables
de-cres-cer-lhes-iá-mos
Pronunciation
/dɨkɾɨˈsɛɾ ʎɛʃ iˈa.muʃ/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
de- + crescer + -er-lhes-íamos
The word 'decrescer-lhes-íamos' is a conjugated verb form in Portuguese. It is syllabified as 'de-cres-cer-lhes-iá-mos' with primary stress on 'cre'. It consists of the prefix 'de-', the root 'crescer', and the suffixes '-er-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-consonant separation and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
We would decrease to them.
We would decrease to them.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, decrescer-lhes-íamos os impostos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'cre' syllable of 'decrescer' and the 'iá' syllable of 'íamos'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. cres — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. cer — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. iá — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Separation
Syllables are formed around vowels, with each vowel typically forming a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonants between vowels are divided based on phonotactic constraints.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated by an accent mark.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is always enclitic and influences pronunciation but not syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in some Brazilian Portuguese dialects may affect phonetic realization but not syllable division.
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