desgrenharlhesíamos
Syllables
des-gre-nhar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/deʃ.ɡɾe.ɲˈaɾ.lɛʃ.iˈa.muʃ/
Stress
010000
Morphemes
des- + grenh- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'desgrenhar-lhes-íamos' is a Portuguese verb form meaning 'we would untangle/mess up for them'. It's syllabified as des-gre-nhar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'gre'. The word's structure includes a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules.
Definitions
- 1
We would untangle/mess up (something) for them.
We would untangle/dishevel/mess up for them.
“Se tivéssemos tempo, desgrenhar-lhes-íamos os cabelos.”
“Desgrenhar-lhes-íamos a vida com nossas mentiras.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('gre') due to the penultimate stress rule.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. gre — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. nhar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ía — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster (CC)
Consonant clusters are split to maintain closed syllables where possible.
Pronoun Liaison
Clitic pronouns are treated as separate syllables when attached to a verb.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the final syllable contains a vowel followed by no consonants or 'm' or 'n'.
- The 'nh' digraph is treated as a single phoneme.
- Liaison between 'grenhar' and 'lhes' can vary regionally.
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