descortiçarlheemos
Syllables
des-cor-ti-çar-lhe-e-mos
Pronunciation
/dɨʃ.koɾ.tiˈsaɾ.ʎɨ.ˈe.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + cortiçar + lhe-emos
The word 'descortiçar-lhe-emos' is a future tense verb form. Syllabification follows Portuguese vowel rules, dividing before each vowel. The primary stress falls on 'çar'. The word consists of a prefix 'des-', root 'cortiçar', and suffixes 'lhe-' and '-emos'. The clitic pronoun 'lhe' presents a minor edge case due to its integration into the verb form.
Definitions
- 1
To strip something of its bark; to peel.
We will strip it/him/her of its bark.
“Descortiçar-lhe-emos a árvore para construir a casa.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'çar'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'ɨʃ'. cor — Open syllable, onset 'k', rime 'oɾ'. ti — Open syllable, onset 't', rime 'i'. çar — Closed syllable, onset 's', rime 'aɾ', primary stress. lhe — Open syllable, onset 'ʎ', rime 'ɨ'. e — Open syllable, rime 'e'. mos — Closed syllable, onset 'm', rime 'uʃ'
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are divided before each vowel.
Onset-Rime
Each syllable consists of an onset (initial consonant(s)) and a rime (vowel and any following consonants).
- The clitic pronoun 'lhe' is phonologically integrated and can be reduced in rapid speech.
- Regional variations in pronunciation of nasal vowels and palatalization of 'ç' may occur.
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