desenfaixarlhesíamos
Syllables
de-sen-fa-i-xar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/de.zẽ.fɐ.j.ʃaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/
Stress
001000010
Morphemes
des- + enfaixar + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'desenfaixar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as 'de-sen-fa-i-xar-lhes-ía-mos'. It follows Portuguese syllabification rules, with stress on the penultimate syllable due to the '-íamos' ending. The word is composed of a prefix 'des-', root 'enfaixar', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. It means 'we would unwrap/disentangle/unbandage them'.
Definitions
- 1
We would unwrap/disentangle/unbandage them.
We would unwrap/disentangle/unbandage them.
“Se tivéssemos tempo, desenfaixar-lhes-íamos os presentes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('fa') due to the presence of the conditional ending '-íamos', which triggers penultimate stress.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed, nasal vowel.. fa — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. xar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed, clitic pronoun.. ía — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels within diphthongs or triphthongs are kept together.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, -m, -n, or -s.
Clitic Pronouns
Clitic pronouns are attached to the verb and syllabified as a unit.
- Nasal vowel 'ẽ' is treated as a single vowel sound.
- The 'lh' digraph represents a single phoneme /ʎ/.
- Syllabification of clitic pronouns can sometimes be debated, but is treated as a unit here.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará