desenxamearlhesias
Syllables
des-en-xa-me-ar-lhes-ias
Pronunciation
/de.zẽ.ʃɐ.me.ɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + enxamear + -ar-lhes-ias
The word 'desenxamear-lhes-ias' is a complex Portuguese verb form syllabified as des-en-xa-me-ar-lhes-ias, with stress on 'me'. It comprises a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of consonant-vowel separation and digraph treatment.
Definitions
- 1
To disperse, to swarm out, to scatter (like a swarm of bees).
To swarm out, to disperse
“As abelhas desenxameavam-lhes do colmeia.”
“Se eu desenxameasse-lhes, eles não entenderiam.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('me') due to the general rule of penultimate stress in Portuguese words ending in vowels.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. en — Open syllable, unstressed.. xa — Open syllable, unstressed.. me — Open syllable, stressed.. ar — Open syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ias — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel Separation
Syllables are generally formed around vowel nuclei, with consonants typically assigned to the syllable following the vowel.
Digraph Treatment
Digraphs like 'lh' are treated as a single phoneme and are syllabified as a unit.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The attached pronouns (*-lhes-ias*) can be considered clitics, but are generally integrated into the syllable structure of the verb in modern Portuguese.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables (particularly in Brazilian Portuguese) can affect the phonetic realization but not the syllable division.
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