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desencachar-lhes-íamos

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

7 syllables
22 characters
Portuguese
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7syllables

desencacharlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-en-ca-char-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/dez.ẽ.kaˈʃaɾ.lɛʃ.iˈa.muʃ/

Stress

0011000

Morphemes

des- + encachar + -lhes-íamos

The word 'desencachar-lhes-íamos' is a first-person plural conditional verb form meaning 'we would uncork/dislodge it for them'. Syllabification follows Portuguese rules, dividing the word into des-en-ca-char-lhes-ía-mos with stress on 'ca-char'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'encachar', and suffixes '-lhes' and '-íamos'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To uncork (something) for them; to dislodge (something) for them.

    We would uncork/dislodge it for them.

    Nós desencachar-lhes-íamos as garrafas se tivéssemos a chave.

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'ca-char' due to the presence of a penultimate syllable ending in a vowel followed by no further vowels.

Syllables

7
des/dez/
en/ẽ/
ca/ka/
char/ʃaɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
ía/iˈa/
mos/muʃ/

des Open syllable, unstressed.. en Open syllable, unstressed.. ca Open syllable, stressed.. char Closed syllable, stressed.. lhes Closed syllable, unstressed.. ía Open syllable, unstressed.. mos Closed syllable, unstressed.

Vowel Grouping

Vowels within a single syllable are grouped together (e.g., 'en', 'ia').

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but in this case, the clusters are relatively simple (e.g., 'ch', 'sh').

Penultimate Stress

When a word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's', the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.

Open/Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in vowels are open; syllables ending in consonants are closed.

  • The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/.
  • The 'lhes' pronoun is treated as a separate syllable due to its distinct pronunciation and grammatical function.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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