desindustrializávamos
Syllables
des-in-dus-tri-a-li-zá-va-mos
Pronunciation
/de.zin.du.ʃtɾi.ɐ.li.ˈza.vɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + industrializ- + -ávamos
The word 'desindustrializávamos' is syllabified as des-in-dus-tri-a-li-zá-va-mos, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable ('li'). It's a verb formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'industrializ-', and the suffix '-ávamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel hiatus, consonant clusters, and prefix/suffix separation.
Definitions
- 1
To be deindustrializing; to be in the process of reducing industrial activity.
We were deindustrializing.
“Naquela época, o país desindustrializávamos rapidamente.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('li'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, containing the prefix.. in — Open syllable, part of the root.. dus — Closed syllable, part of the root, containing a consonant cluster.. tri — Open syllable, part of the root.. a — Open syllable, part of the root, vowel hiatus.. li — Open syllable, part of the root, stressed syllable.. zá — Open syllable, part of the root, contains the 'z' sound.. va — Open syllable, part of the verb ending.. mos — Closed syllable, containing the pronoun ending.
Word Parts
Vowel Hiatus
Vowels separated by a consonant form separate syllables (e.g., 'li-zá').
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable, respecting sonority (e.g., 'dus-tri').
Final Vowel
Words ending in vowels are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
Prefix/Suffix Separation
Prefixes and suffixes generally form separate syllables (e.g., 'des-', '-mos').
- The pronunciation of 'z' as /s/ in some dialects does not affect syllabification.
- The imperfect tense ending '-ávamos' is a fixed unit and consistently syllabified.
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