desincrustarlheíamos
Syllables
des-in-crus-tar-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/dezĩ.kɾusˈtaɾ ʎiˈa.mus/
Stress
00100100
Morphemes
des- + incrust- + -ar-lhe-íamos
The word 'desincrustar-lhe-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into eight syllables: des-in-crus-tar-lhe-í-a-mos. Stress falls on 'crus'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'incrust-', and suffixes '-ar-lhe-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables.
Definitions
- 1
We would decrust it/him/her.
We would decrust it/him/her.
“Se tivéssemos tempo, desincrustar-lhe-íamos a ferrugem.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'crus' syllable, the penultimate syllable of the root. The 'í' syllable also receives stress due to being part of the clitic pronoun.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. in — Open syllable, unstressed, nasalized vowel.. crus — Closed syllable, stressed.. tar — Open syllable, unstressed.. lhe — Open syllable, unstressed, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable, stressed, clitic pronoun.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are generally open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are generally closed.
Stress Rule
In Portuguese, words ending in vowels are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable, unless marked with an acute accent.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhe' can be reduced in rapid speech, but is treated as a separate syllable for formal syllabification.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation (Brazilian vs. European Portuguese) do not affect syllabification.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará