desencarrilarlhesíamos
Syllables
des-en-ca-rri-lar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/de.zẽ.ka.ʁi.ˈlaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + carril- + -ar-il-ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'desencarrilar-lhes-íamos' is a Portuguese verb meaning 'we would derail (them)'. It's syllabified as des-en-ca-rri-lar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'ría'. The word's structure includes a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules.
Definitions
- 1
To derail; to cause something to come off the rails.
To derail
“Nós desencarrilar-lhes-íamos os planos.”
“Se pudéssemos, desencarrilar-lhes-íamos a ambição.”
ant:encarrilar
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ría').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. en — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ca — Open syllable.. rri — Closed syllable, with a trilled 'r' and a vowel.. lar — Open syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, with a palatal lateral and a vowel.. ía — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided before a vowel preceded by a consonant.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Diphthongs and triphthongs are generally kept within the same syllable.
Double Consonants
Double consonants are usually split.
Final 'm'
Final 'm' is often part of the preceding syllable, especially when nasalizing a vowel.
- The 'lh' cluster represents a single phoneme.
- Nasalization of vowels before nasal consonants influences pronunciation but doesn't alter the written syllable division.
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