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descalcificar-lhe-emos

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

8 syllables
22 characters
Portuguese
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “descalcificar-lhe-emos” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

descalcificarlheemos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-cal-ci-fi-car-lhe-e-mos

Pronunciation

/deʃ.kal.si.fi.ˈkaɾ.ʎɨ.e.mos/

Stress

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Morphemes

des- + calcificar + lhe-emos

The word 'descalcificar-lhe-emos' is a future subjunctive verb form. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into eight syllables with stress on the penultimate syllable of the root. The morphemic structure includes a prefix, root, and suffixes representing negation, the core action, and grammatical function respectively.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    We will decalcify it/him/her/them.

    We will decalcify it/him/her/them.

    “Se a situação melhorar, descalcificaremos-lhe os ossos.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'car' (kaɾ).

Syllables

8
des/dɛʃ/
cal/kal/
ci/si/
fi/fi/
car/kaɾ/
lhe/ʎɨ/
e/e/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'ɛʃ'. cal — Open syllable, onset 'k', rime 'al'. ci — Open syllable, onset 's', rime 'i'. fi — Open syllable, onset 'f', rime 'i'. car — Open syllable, onset 'k', rime 'aɾ', stressed syllable. lhe — Open syllable, onset 'ʎ', rime 'ɨ', clitic pronoun. e — Single vowel syllable. mos — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'os'

Onset-Rime Division

Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant(s)) and rime (vowel and any following consonants).

Penultimate Stress Rule

Words ending in vowels are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The clitic pronoun 'lhe' is treated as a separate syllable but can be phonologically reduced.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation (e.g., Brazilian Portuguese) may affect vowel quality but not syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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