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desintoxicar-lhes-ias

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “desintoxicar-lhes-ias” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

desintoxicarlhesias

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-in-to-xi-car-lhes-ias

Pronunciation

/de.zin.tu.ʃi.ˈkaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

des- + toxic- + -ar-lhes-ias

The word 'desintoxicar-lhes-ias' is a complex verb form syllabified into seven syllables (des-in-to-xi-car-lhes-ias) with stress on the 'xi' syllable. It follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules, with the 'x' treated as a single phoneme. The word is morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and several suffixes.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To detoxify, to remove toxins from.

    To detoxify

    “Eles estavam a desintoxicar-lhes-ias o corpo.”

    “We were detoxifying them.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('xi' in 'desintoxicar').

Syllables

7
des/dɛʃ/
in/ĩ/
to/tu/
xi/ʃi/
car/kaɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
ias/i.ɐʃ/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. in — Open syllable.. to — Open syllable.. xi — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. car — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ias — Closed syllable, subjunctive ending.

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel are open.

Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in a consonant are closed.

Diphthongs

Vowel combinations are kept together.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are split based on pronounceability, but 'x' is treated as a single phoneme.

  • The 'x' is pronounced as /ʃ/ and treated as a single consonant for syllabification.
  • The pronoun 'lhes' is a clitic pronoun.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation of /ʎ/ in Brazilian Portuguese.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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