desembaralharlhesíamos
Syllables
des-em-ba-ra-lhar-lhes-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/de.zẽ.ba.ɾɐ.ʎaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/
Stress
000010010
Morphemes
des- + embaralhar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'desembaralhar-lhes-íamos' (we would disentangle them) is a complex verb form syllabified as des-em-ba-ra-lhar-lhes-í-a-mos, with stress on 'lhar'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'embaralhar', and suffixes '-lhes' and '-íamos', following standard Portuguese syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
To disentangle, to unravel, to sort out (something complicated).
We would disentangle them.
“Nós desambalharíamos os cabos se tivéssemos mais tempo.”
“Desembaralhar-lhes-íamos os problemas, se pudessem confiar em nós.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'lhar' (í-a-mos), indicated by '1'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. em — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. ba — Open syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. lhar — Open syllable, contains the 'lh' digraph.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable, stressed vowel.. a — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Diphthong/Triphthong Preservation
Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within a single syllable.
Clitic Pronoun Attachment
Clitic pronouns are syllabified as part of the verb complex.
- The 'lh' digraph represents a single phoneme /ʎ/ and is treated as a unit.
- The attached pronoun 'lhes' is a common feature of Portuguese verb conjugation and doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
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