desfalecerlhesiámos
Syllables
des-fa-le-cer-lhes-i-á-mos
Pronunciation
/deʃfɐleˈseɾ ʎeʃiˈɐmuʃ/
Stress
00110000
Morphemes
des- + falecer + lhes-íamos
The word 'desfalecer-lhes-íamos' is a future conditional verb form syllabified as des-fa-le-cer-lhes-i-á-mos, with stress on 'le-cer'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'falecer', and clitic pronoun/auxiliary verb 'lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
We would make them faint.
We would make them faint.
“Se a situação piorasse, desfalecer-lhes-íamos de medo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'falecer', specifically on 'le-cer'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. fa — Open syllable, unstressed.. le — Open syllable, stressed.. cer — Closed syllable, stressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. á — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Syllables are separated at vowel boundaries.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally kept within a syllable.
Pronoun Clitics
Pronoun clitics are treated as separate syllables.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- Pronunciation of 'lhes' as /lʃiʃ/ in some dialects.
- Potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables in certain regional variations.
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