desguedelháloíamos
Syllables
des-gue-de-lhá-lo-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/deʃ.ɡwe.ðe.lˈa.lu.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + guedelhar + -há-lo-íamos
The word 'desguedelhá-lo-íamos' is a Portuguese verb meaning 'we would spoil it'. It's syllabified as des-gue-de-lhá-lo-ía-mos, with stress on 'lhá'. The word contains a prefix, root, and suffixes, including an archaic conditional marker and an enclitic pronoun. Syllable division follows standard Portuguese rules.
Definitions
- 1
We would spoil it/him/her.
We would mess it up.
“Se tivéssemos mais tempo, desguedelhá-lo-íamos com prazer.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('lhá').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. gue — Open syllable, vowel-glide combination.. de — Open syllable.. lhá — Stressed syllable, open syllable.. lo — Open syllable, enclitic pronoun.. iá — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken according to phonotactic constraints.
Stress Rule
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable unless marked by an accent.
Enclitic Pronoun Rule
Enclitic pronouns are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of the verb form.
- Archaic '-há' form.
- Enclitic pronoun '-lo' attachment.
- Potential regional variations in vowel pronunciation.
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