descabelarlhesíamos
Syllables
des-ca-be-lar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/des.kɐ.beˈlaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + cabel- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'descabelar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into seven syllables: des-ca-be-lar-lhes-ía-mos. Stress falls on 'lar'. The syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open/closed syllables, hiatus, and pronoun clitic attachment. It means 'we would dishevel them'.
Definitions
- 1
We would dishevel (them).
We would dishevel them.
“Se tivéssemos tempo, descabelar-lhes-íamos o cabelo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'lar' due to the presence of a stressed vowel followed by a consonant and the conditional ending '-íamos'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. be — Open syllable, unstressed.. lar — Closed syllable, stressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed, clitic pronoun.. iá — Open syllable, unstressed, hiatus.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.
Hiatus
Two vowels together form separate syllables.
Pronoun Clitics
Pronoun clitics are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of it.
- Pronoun clitic 'lhes' requires careful syllabification.
- Conditional ending '-íamos' influences stress placement.
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