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descalcificar-lhes-ia

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7 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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7syllables

descalcificarlhesia

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-cal-ci-fi-car-lhes-ia

Pronunciation

/deʃ.kal.si.fi.ˈkaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ɐ/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

des- + calcificar + lhes-ia

The word 'descalcificar-lhes-ia' is a complex verb form syllabified as des-cal-ci-fi-car-lhes-ia, with stress on the penultimate syllable of the root 'car'. It consists of the prefix 'des-', the root 'calcificar', and the suffixes '-lhes' and '-ia'. The syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules prioritizing vowel sounds and consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    They would decalcify to/for them.

    They would decalcify to/for them.

    Se tivessem condições, descalcificar-lhes-ia os ossos.

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'car' (des-cal-ci-fi-**car**-lhes-ia). This follows the standard Portuguese stress rule for words without written accents.

Syllables

7
des/deʃ/
cal/kal/
ci/si/
fi/fi/
car/kaɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
ia/i.ɐ/

des Open syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /e/, coda consonant /ʃ/. cal Open syllable, onset consonant /k/, vowel /a/. ci Open syllable, onset consonant /s/, vowel /i/. fi Open syllable, onset consonant /f/, vowel /i/. car Closed syllable, onset consonant /k/, vowel /a/, coda consonant /ɾ/, stressed syllable. lhes Closed syllable, onset consonant /l/, vowel /ɛ/, coda consonant /ʃ/. ia Open syllable, onset consonant /j/ (glide), vowel /i/, coda vowel /ɐ/

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.

Pronoun Cliticization

Pronoun clitics like '-lhes' are often treated as a separate syllable.

  • The '-lhes' suffix can sometimes be pronounced with a reduced vowel or even elided in very rapid speech, but the syllabification remains consistent.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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