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desencabelar-vos-íamos

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

9 syllables
22 characters
Portuguese
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9syllables

desencabelarvosíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-en-ca-be-lar-vos-í-a-mos

Pronunciation

/de.zẽ.ka.be.ˈlaɾ.voʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

001011100

Morphemes

des- + cabel- + -ar-vos-íamos

The word 'desencabelar-vos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into nine syllables (des-en-ca-be-lar-vos-í-a-mos) with stress on 'ca' and 'í'. It's morphologically composed of a prefix 'des-', root 'cabel-', and suffixes '-ar-vos-íamos'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and considers clitic pronoun attachment.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To dishevel, to mess up someone's hair.

    To dishevel, to mess up someone's hair.

    Eu ia desencabelar-vos se vocês continuassem a provocar-me.

    She would have messed up his hair if he hadn't stopped.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ca') and the syllable 'í'.

Syllables

9
des/deʃ/
en/ẽ/
ca/ka/
be/bɛ/
lar/laɾ/
vos/voʃ/
í/i/
a/ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

des Open syllable, initial syllable.. en Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. ca Open, stressed syllable.. be Open syllable.. lar Closed, stressed syllable.. vos Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. í Open, stressed syllable, part of the conditional ending.. a Open syllable, vowel sound.. mos Closed syllable, final syllable.

Vowel-based Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowels, with each vowel typically forming the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are generally not broken up in this word.

Stress Placement

Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable in words ending in vowels or 's'.

Clitic Pronoun Attachment

Pronoun clitics are treated as separate syllables when attached to verbs.

  • Nasal vowel /ẽ/ does not affect syllabification.
  • The pronoun 'vos' is a clitic and its syllabification is fixed.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not alter the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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