desferrarlhesíamos
Syllables
des-fe-rrar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/deʃfeˈʁar ˈlɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + ferrar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'desferrar-lhes-íamos' is syllabified as des-fe-rrar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'fe'. It's a verb form composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'ferrar', and suffixes '-lhes' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing around vowels and treating 'rr' as a single sound.
Definitions
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We would unnail/dismantle them.
We would unnail/dismantle them.
“Se tivéssemos as ferramentas certas, desferrar-lhes-íamos a máquina.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('fe').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'ɛʃ'. fe — Open syllable, onset 'f', rime 'ɛ'. rrar — Closed syllable, onset 'ʁ', rime 'ar'. lhes — Closed syllable, onset 'l', rime 'ɛʃ'. iá — Open syllable, onset 'i', rime 'ɐ', stressed. mos — Closed syllable, onset 'm', rime 'uʃ'
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are typically divided around vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are often broken up, but 'rr' is treated as a single sound.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The combination of clitic pronouns and verb endings is common and doesn't alter syllabification rules.
- Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation do not affect syllable division.
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