desengasgarvosíeis
Syllables
des-en-gas-gar-vos-í-eis
Pronunciation
/de.zẽ.ˈɡaʃ.ɡaɾ.voʃ.ˈi.eʃ/
Stress
0010011
Morphemes
des- + engasgar + -vos-íeis
The word 'desengasgar-vos-íeis' is a conjugated Portuguese verb meaning 'you (formal/plural) were choking.' It's syllabified as des-en-gas-gar-vos-í-eis, with stress on 'gas,' following CV and V rules. It's morphologically complex, containing a prefix, root, pronoun, and suffix.
Definitions
- 1
To be choking, to be clearing one's throat, to be getting something unstuck.
You (formal/plural) were choking/clearing your throats/getting something unstuck.
“Vocês desengasgavam-se com dificuldade.”
“Nós desengasgávamos os canos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('gas').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. en — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. gas — Stressed, closed syllable.. gar — Closed syllable, rhotic consonant.. vos — Closed syllable, pronoun clitic.. í — Open syllable, stressed vowel.. eis — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
A consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a syllable.
Vowel (V)
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
A vowel followed by a consonant typically forms a syllable.
- Pronoun clitic 'vos' influences syllabification.
- Vowel cluster 'íeis' is common in verb conjugations.
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