despeserarnosíamos
Syllables
des-pe-se-rar-nos-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/dez.es.pe.ɾaɾ.nɔʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + esperar + -ar-nos-íamos
The word 'desesperar-nos-íamos' is a verb form syllabified into eight syllables with stress on 'rar'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'esperar', and suffixes '-ar-nos-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules.
Definitions
- 1
To despair
We would despair
“Se soubéssemos o que ia acontecer, desesperar-nos-íamos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'rar'.
Syllables
des — Onset-Rime, closed syllable, unstressed.. pe — Onset-Rime, open syllable, unstressed.. se — Onset-Rime, open syllable, unstressed.. rar — Onset-Rime, closed syllable, stressed.. nos — Onset-Rime, closed syllable, unstressed.. í — Vowel as syllable, unstressed.. a — Vowel as syllable, unstressed, vowel reduction.. mos — Onset-Rime, closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Onset-Rime
Syllables are divided into initial consonant(s) (onset) and a vowel plus any following consonants (rime).
Vowel as Syllable
Each vowel typically forms a syllable.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Consonant clusters are broken down based on sonority.
- Enclitic pronoun '-nos' treated as a single prosodic unit.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
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