desgovernamentalizou
Syllables
des-go-ver-na-men-ta-li-zou
Pronunciation
/deʒ.ɡo.veɾ.nɐ.mẽ.tɐ.li.zu/
Stress
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Morphemes
des + governa + mentalizou
The word 'desgovernamentalizou' is a complex verb form with eight syllables, stressed on the fifth syllable ('men'). It's formed from a prefix 'des-', root 'governa-', and suffixes '-mental-' and '-izar-', following standard Portuguese syllabification rules based on vowel grouping, consonant clusters, and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
To dismantle the governmental structure of something; to remove governmental control.
To degovernmentalize
“O novo governo tentou desgovernamentalizar a economia.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('men') due to the penultimate stress rule. The word ends in a vowel, and the penultimate syllable contains a single consonant.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. go — Open syllable, unstressed.. ver — Open syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. men — Closed syllable, stressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. zou — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Grouping
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
Prefix/Suffix Separation
Prefixes and suffixes are generally separated into distinct syllables.
- The 'mentalizou' portion presents a complex consonant cluster, but the rule of maintaining consonant clusters within a syllable is applied.
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