desapoquentarseiam
Syllables
des-a-po-quen-tar-se-iam
Pronunciation
/de.za.po.kẽˈtaɾ.se.jɐ̃w̃/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + apoquentar + -se-iam
The word 'desapoquentar-se-iam' is a complex verb form syllabified into seven syllables (des-a-po-quen-tar-se-iam) with stress on 'quen'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'apoquentar', and suffixes '-se' and '-iam'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese open/closed syllable rules.
Definitions
- 1
To clear oneself of sediment.
To clear oneself of sediment.
“Se a água estivesse turva, eles desapoquentariam-se-iam antes de beber.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'quen' syllable (penultimate syllable of the root 'apoquentar').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. a — Open syllable, unstressed vowel.. po — Open syllable.. quen — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, nasal vowel.. tar — Closed syllable.. se — Open syllable, reflexive marker.. iam — Closed syllable, future subjunctive ending, nasal diphthong.
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Open Syllable
A syllable ending in a vowel is considered open.
Closed Syllable
A syllable ending in a consonant is considered closed.
Diphthong/Triphthong Resolution
Diphthongs and triphthongs are generally kept within a single syllable.
Nasalization
Nasal vowels are treated as part of the syllable they belong to.
- The 'qu' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /k/ but syllabified according to orthography.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed positions is possible.
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