desintoxicarlhesíamos
Syllables
des-in-to-xi-car-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/de.zin.tu.ʃi.ˈkaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + toxic- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'desintoxicar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as 'des-in-to-xi-car-lhes-ía-mos'. Stress falls on the 'xi' syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'toxic-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. It means 'we would detoxify them'.
Definitions
- 1
We would detoxify them.
We would detoxify them.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, desintoxicar-lhes-íamos o organismo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'xi' syllable (4th syllable) due to the penultimate stress rule and syllable weight.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. in — Open syllable, unstressed, nasal vowel.. to — Open syllable, unstressed.. xi — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. car — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ía — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Separation
Vowels are generally separated into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if it contains a stressed vowel and is not followed by another vowel.
Pronoun Enclisis
Pronouns attached to the verb are treated as part of the verb for syllabification.
- The 'lhes' pronoun is a potential area for pronunciation variation, but syllabification remains consistent.
- The 'x' sound is a consonant in Portuguese.
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