desencacharlhesíamos
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
- 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
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.
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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.
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