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desencabelar-nos-eis

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

7 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “desencabelar-nos-eis” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

desencabelarnoseis

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-en-ca-be-lar-nos-eis

Pronunciation

/dɨ.zɐ̃.kɐ.bɨ.ˈlaɾ.nɔʃ.ɐjʃ/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

des- + cabel- + -ar-nos-eis

The word 'desencabelar-nos-eis' is a complex verb form syllabified into seven syllables (des-en-ca-be-lar-nos-eis) following Portuguese vowel and onset-rime rules. The stress falls on 'lar'. It consists of the prefix 'des-', root 'cabel-', and suffixes '-ar-nos-eis'. Syllabification of clitic pronouns is a key consideration.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    To dishevel, to unbraid, to mess up someone's hair.

    To dishevel/unbraid/mess up our hair

    “Vocês vão desencabelar-nos-eis com tanta correria!”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'lar' due to the presence of the acute accent on the 'a'.

Syllables

7
des/dɨʃ/
en/ɐ̃/
ca/kɐ/
be/bɨ/
lar/laɾ/
nos/nɔʃ/
eis/ɐjʃ/

des — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'es'. en — Closed syllable, onset 'e', rime 'n' - nasal vowel. ca — Open syllable, onset 'c', rime 'a'. be — Open syllable, onset 'b', rime 'e'. lar — Open syllable, onset 'l', rime 'ar', stressed syllable. nos — Closed syllable, onset 'n', rime 'os' - clitic pronoun. eis — Closed syllable, onset 'e', rime 'is' - clitic pronoun

Vowel Rule

Syllable division occurs before each vowel.

Onset-Rime

Each syllable consists of an onset (initial consonant(s)) and a rime (vowel and any following consonants).

  • Syllabification of clitic pronouns '-nos' and '-eis' requires treating them as separate syllables despite being enclitics.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation (Brazilian Portuguese vs. European Portuguese) affect phonetic transcription but not syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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