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desenterrar-lhes-iam

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6 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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6syllables

desenterrarlhesiam

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-en-ter-rar-lhes-iam

Pronunciation

/de.zẽ.teˈʁaɾ.ʎes.jɐ̃w̃/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + enterr- + -ar-lhes-iam

The word 'desenterrar-lhes-iam' is a complex verb form syllabified into six syllables: des-en-ter-rar-lhes-iam. Stress falls on the fourth syllable ('rar'). The word is composed of a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, with consideration for pronoun clitics and phonological processes like nasalization and palatalization.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    They would unearth (something) for them.

    They would unearth/dig up for them.

    Se tivessem tempo, desenterrar-lhes-iam os tesouros escondidos.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('rar'), following Portuguese stress rules for penultimate syllable stress.

Syllables

6
des/dɛʃ/
en/ẽw̃/
ter/tɛɾ/
rar/ʁaɾ/
lhes/ʎes/
iam/jɐ̃w̃/

des Open syllable, unstressed.. en Open syllable, unstressed, nasalized vowel.. ter Closed syllable, unstressed.. rar Closed syllable, stressed.. lhes Syllable containing a palatal lateral consonant, unstressed.. iam Open syllable with diphthong and nasalization, unstressed.

Open Syllable

A syllable ending in a vowel is considered open.

Closed Syllable

A syllable ending in a consonant is considered closed.

Pronoun Clitics

Pronoun clitics form their own syllable.

  • Nasalization of vowels does not directly affect syllabification but influences pronunciation.
  • Palatalization of /l/ to /ʎ/ before /e/ is a phonological process, not a syllabification rule.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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