desembalarlhesíamos
Syllables
des-em-ba-lar-lhes-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/de.zẽ.bɐ.ˈlaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
00100000
Morphemes
des- + embal- + -lhes-íamos
The word 'desembalar-lhes-íamos' is syllabified as 'des-em-ba-lar-lhes-í-a-mos', with stress on 'lar'. It's a verb form composed of a prefix, root, pronoun, and conditional ending. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules prioritizing vowel sounds and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
We would unpack them.
We would unpack them.
“Se tivéssemos tempo, desembalar-lhes-íamos os presentes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root (*lar*), following standard Portuguese accentuation rules for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. em — Closed syllable with nasal vowel.. ba — Open syllable.. lar — Closed syllable with liquid consonant.. lhes — Syllable containing palatal lateral consonant.. í — Single vowel syllable.. a — Single vowel syllable.. mos — Closed syllable with nasal consonant.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Open Syllable
Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open.
Closed Syllable
Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed.
Vowel Grouping
Vowel groups are separated based on sonority.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up according to the sonority hierarchy.
Palatal Lateral
/ʎ/ (lh) forms its own syllable.
- Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of /ʎ/ as /j/ is a regional variation. The combination of clitic pronouns and verb endings can sometimes present ambiguity, but the rules are relatively straightforward in this case.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará