descalcificarlhesíamos
Syllables
des-cal-ci-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/des.kal.si.fi.kaɾ.ʎes.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + calcificar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'descalcificar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified according to Portuguese rules, dividing before vowels and after consonants. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root. It consists of a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its meaning is 'we would decalcify them'.
Definitions
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We would decalcify them.
We would decalcify them.
“Os médicos disseram que descalcificar-lhes-íamos as artérias.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('fi'), due to the conditional ending '-íamos'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'es'. cal — Open syllable, onset 'c', rime 'al'. ci — Open syllable, onset 'c', rime 'i'. fi — Open, stressed syllable, onset 'f', rime 'i'. car — Open syllable, onset 'c', rime 'ar'. lhes — Open syllable, onset 'lh', rime 'es'. iá — Open, stressed syllable, onset 'i', rime 'á'. mos — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'os'
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided before vowels and after consonants.
Clitic Pronoun Treatment
Clitic pronouns like 'lhes' are treated as single syllable units.
- Palatalization of 'c' before 'i' (ci -> /si/).
- Nasalization of vowels before nasal consonants.
- Stress placement influenced by the conditional ending.
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