desenterrarlhesiam
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
- 1
They would unearth (something) for them.
They would unearth/dig up for them.
“Se tivessem tempo, desenterrar-lhes-iam os tesouros escondidos.”
syn:Exumar-lhes-iam
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('rar'), following Portuguese stress rules for penultimate syllable stress.
Syllables
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.
Word Parts
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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.
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