descalçarlhesiámos
Syllables
des-cal-çar-lhes-iá-mos
Pronunciation
/deʃkɐlˈsaɾ.lɛʃ.iˈɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + calçar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'descalçar-lhes-íamos' is syllabified into six syllables: des-cal-çar-lhes-iá-mos. The stress falls on 'çar'. It's a verb formed by the prefix 'des-', root 'calçar', and suffixes '-lhes' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables.
Definitions
- 1
We would take off their shoes.
We would take off their shoes.
“Se tivéssemos tempo, descalçar-lhes-íamos os pés e massageá-los-íamos.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'çar', following Portuguese stress rules for words ending in vowels or 'm', 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. cal — Open syllable, unstressed.. çar — Closed syllable, stressed.. lhes — Open syllable, unstressed.. iá — Closed syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in vowels are generally open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in consonants are generally closed.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Vowel combinations are generally kept together within a syllable.
- The clitic pronoun *lhes* is treated as part of the verb complex for syllabification.
- The conditional ending *-íamos* follows standard syllabification patterns for suffixes.
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