desincrustarlhesias
Syllables
des-in-crus-tar-lhes-ias
Pronunciation
/de.zĩ.kɾusˈtaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + incrust- + -ar-lhes-ias
The word 'desincrustar-lhes-ias' is a Portuguese verb form syllabified as 'des-in-crus-tar-lhes-ias'. The stress falls on 'crus'. It consists of a prefix 'des-', root 'incrust-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-ias'. It's the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'desincrustar', meaning 'they were decrusting to them'.
Definitions
- 1
They were decrusting to them.
They were decrusting to them.
“Se eu fosse um restaurador, desincrustar-lhes-ias os azulejos antigos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'crus', following the penultimate stress rule for Portuguese words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. in — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. crus — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. tar — Closed syllable, part of the verb stem.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ias — Closed syllable, subjunctive ending.
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Vowels are grouped together within a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken based on sonority, but are relatively simple in this case.
Clitic Pronoun Attachment
Clitic pronouns are treated as part of the verb complex and syllabified accordingly.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'm', 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- Regional variations in pronunciation of the clitic pronoun 'lhes' may exist, but the syllabification remains consistent.
- The enclitic pronoun 'lhes' is a common feature in Portuguese verb conjugation and does not alter the standard syllabification rules.
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