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descompor-lhes-íamos

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6 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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6syllables

descomporlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-com-por-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/des.kõ.puɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

des- + compor + -lhes-íamos

The word 'descompor-lhes-íamos' is a Portuguese verb in the conditional mood, 1st person plural, meaning 'we would decompose'. It is syllabified as des-com-por-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ía'. The word is composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'compor', and the suffixes '-lhes-' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllable formation, vowel combination, and stress placement.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We would decompose, we would break down.

    We would decompose.

    Nós descompor-lhes-íamos as ideias em partes menores.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ía'.

Syllables

6
des/dɛʃ/
com/kõ/
por/puɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
ía/ˈi.a/
mos/muʃ/

des Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. com Closed syllable, consonant-vowel, nasal vowel.. por Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. lhes Closed syllable, consonant-vowel, lateral consonant.. ía Open syllable, vowel-vowel, stressed syllable.. mos Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a vowel are open.

Closed Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a consonant are closed.

Vowel Combination Rule

Two adjacent vowels generally form a single syllable.

Stress Rule

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated by an accent.

  • Pronoun 'lhes' may exhibit vowel reduction in rapid speech.
  • Nasal vowel /õ/ is a characteristic feature of Portuguese.
  • Conditional ending '-íamos' is a common morphological marker.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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