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desflorar-lhes-íamos

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6 syllables
20 characters
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6syllables

desflorarlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-flo-rar-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/deʃfluɾɐˈlɛʃ.i.ɐ̃.muʃ/

Stress

010010

Morphemes

des- + flor- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'desflorar-lhes-íamos' is a verb in the imperfect subjunctive mood. It is divided into six syllables: des-flo-rar-lhes-ía-mos. The stress falls on the second syllable ('flo'). The word is composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'flor-', and the suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and consonant cluster resolution.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To deflower, to deprive of virginity, to spoil, to ruin.

    We would deflower them / We would ruin them.

    Nós desflorar-lhes-íamos a inocência.

    Desflorar-lhes-íamos os sonhos com a nossa indiferença.

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the second syllable ('flo'), following the penultimate stress rule for verbs ending in '-íamos'.

Syllables

6
des/dɛʃ/
flo/flu/
rar/ɾɐɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
ía/ˈi.ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

des Open syllable, initial syllable.. flo Open syllable, stressed syllable.. rar Closed syllable.. lhes Closed syllable, containing a clitic pronoun.. ía Open syllable, part of the verb ending.. mos Closed syllable, final syllable of the verb ending.

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Portuguese syllabification prioritizes vowels as syllable nuclei.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

When consonant clusters occur, the syllable division typically occurs after the first consonant.

Penultimate Stress Rule

In words ending in -íamos, the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.

  • The pronoun 'lhes' is clitic and influences the syllable count.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but the syllabification remains consistent.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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