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desembrenhar-lhe-iam

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

6 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “desembrenhar-lhe-iam” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

desembrenharlheiam

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-em-bre-nhar-lhe-iam

Pronunciation

/dizẽˈbɾẽ.ɲaɾ ʎi.ɐ̃w̃/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

des- + embrenhar + lhe-iam

The word 'desembrenhar-lhe-iam' is a future subjunctive verb form divided into six syllables: des-em-bre-nhar-lhe-iam. The stress falls on 'bre'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'embrenhar', and the suffixes '-lhe-' and '-iam'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open syllables, consonant clusters, and pronoun clitics.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To disentangle, to unravel, to clear up a confusion.

    To disentangle them/it (hypothetically).

    “Se eles desembrenharem-lhe-iam a situação, tudo ficaria mais claro.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('bre'), following the rule that words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Syllables

6
des/dɛʃ/
em/ẽj̃/
bre/bɾɛ/
nhar/ɲaɾ/
lhe/ʎi/
iam/jɐ̃w̃/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. em — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. bre — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. nhar — Open syllable, 'nh' as a single phoneme.. lhe — Closed syllable, pronoun clitic.. iam — Closed syllable, nasal diphthong.

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in vowels are generally open syllables.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.

Pronoun Clitic Rule

Pronoun clitics generally form their own syllable.

  • The 'nh' digraph is a single phoneme.
  • Palatalization of /l/ before /h/ is a dialectal variation.
  • Potential weakening of 'r' in some Brazilian Portuguese dialects.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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