descortiçarvosíamos
Syllables
des-cor-ti-çar-vos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/des.kuɾ.tiˈsaɾ.vɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + cortiç- + -ar-vos-ía-mos
The verb 'descortiçar-vos-íamos' (we would strip the bark off) is syllabified as des-cor-ti-çar-vos-ía-mos, with stress on 'çar'. It's composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules regarding vowel groups, enclitic pronouns, and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
To strip the bark off (something).
We would strip the bark off.
“Nós descortiçar-vos-íamos a madeira se tivéssemos tempo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'çar' syllable (penultimate syllable of the root), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. cor — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Open syllable, unstressed.. çar — Closed syllable, stressed.. vos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ía — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Groups
Vowels forming diphthongs or triphthongs are not separated.
Pronoun Enclisis
Enclitic pronouns are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of it.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- Pronunciation of enclitic pronouns can be reduced, but syllabification remains based on the written form.
- Regional variations in pronunciation may exist, but the core syllabification remains consistent.
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