desengrainharlhesiam
Syllables
des-en-gra-in-har-lhes-iam
Pronunciation
/de.zẽ.ɡɾɐj̃.ˈɲaɾ.lɛʃ.jɐ̃w̃/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + grainhar + -lhes-iam
The word 'desengrainhar-lhes-iam' is a complex verb form syllabified into seven syllables: des-en-gra-in-har-lhes-iam. The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('har'). The word is morphologically composed of a prefix 'des-', a root 'grainhar', and suffixes '-lhes' and '-iam'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, with stress on the penultimate syllable.
Definitions
- 1
They would winnow for them.
They would winnow for them.
“Se tivessem mais tempo, desengrainhar-lhes-iam o trigo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('har'), following the general Portuguese rule of stressing the penultimate syllable unless otherwise indicated.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. en — Open syllable, unstressed.. gra — Open syllable, unstressed.. in — Open syllable, unstressed.. har — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. iam — Open syllable, unstressed.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open syllables.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed syllables.
Penultimate Stress Rule
In Portuguese, stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable unless otherwise indicated by an accent mark.
- The digraphs 'nh' and 'lh' represent specific phonetic sounds (/ɲ/ and /ʎ/ respectively) but do not alter the syllabification process.
- Nasal vowels, like in 'iam', are common in Portuguese and do not present a syllabification exception.
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