desinfecionarlhesemos
Syllables
des-in-fe-ci-o-nar-lhes-e-mos
Pronunciation
/de.zĩ.fe.si.u.naɾ.ʎɛʃ.ɨ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + infec- + -cionar-lhes-emos
The word 'desinfecionar-lhes-emos' is a complex verb form syllabified according to Portuguese rules prioritizing vowel sounds and permissible consonant clusters. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ci'). The word is morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and several suffixes, including a clitic pronoun and a future subjunctive inflection.
Definitions
- 1
We will disinfect them.
We will disinfect them.
“Se necessário, desinfecionar-lhes-emos as mãos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ci'), following the rule that words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable unless marked with an acute accent.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. in — Closed syllable, nasal vowel, unstressed.. fe — Open syllable, unstressed.. ci — Open syllable, primary stressed.. o — Open syllable, unstressed.. nar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed, clitic pronoun.. e — Open syllable, unstressed, vowel reduction.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open and form a separate syllable.
Nasal Vowel Rule
Nasal vowels typically form their own syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Permissible consonant clusters can remain within a single syllable.
Pronoun Attachment Rule
Pronouns attached to verbs are syllabified as part of the verb complex.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables (particularly in European Portuguese).
- The clitic pronoun *lhes* is tightly bound to the verb and syllabified accordingly.
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