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desembaraçar-lhes-íamos

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

9 syllables
23 characters
Portuguese
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9syllables

desembaraçarlhesiámos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-em-ba-ra-çar-lhes-i-á-mos

Pronunciation

/diz.ẽ.bɐ.ɾɐˈsaɾ.lɨʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/

Stress

000010010

Morphemes

des- + baraç- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'desembaraçar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as des-em-ba-ra-çar-lhes-i-á-mos, with stress on 'ça'. It consists of the prefix 'des-', root 'baraç-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules regarding vowel groups, consonant clusters, penultimate stress, and clitic pronouns.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To disentangle, to clear up, to resolve (a problem) for them; we would disentangle/clear up for them.

    We would disentangle them / We would clear it up for them.

    Nós desembaraçar-lhes-íamos os problemas, se tivéssemos tempo.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('ça'), as per Portuguese penultimate stress rules.

Syllables

9
des/dɛʃ/
em/ẽ/
ba/bɐ/
ra/ɾɐ/
çar/saɾ/
lhes/lɨʃ/
i/i/
á/ˈa/
mos/muʃ/

des Open syllable, initial syllable.. em Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. ba Open syllable.. ra Open syllable.. çar Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lhes Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. i Open syllable.. á Open syllable, stressed vowel.. mos Closed syllable, final syllable.

Vowel Groups

Vowel groups within a syllable are maintained (e.g., 'em', 'iá').

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority (e.g., 'ba-ra').

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Clitic Pronouns

Clitic pronouns are generally treated as separate syllables when attached to verbs.

  • The clitic pronoun 'lhes' can sometimes be reduced or elided in Brazilian Portuguese, but the syllabification remains consistent based on the orthographic form.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'r' (e.g., uvular fricative in some dialects) do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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