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desmonopolizar-lhe-iam

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8 syllables
22 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

desmonopolizarlheiam

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-mo-no-po-li-zar-lhe-iam

Pronunciation

/deʒ.mu.nu.pu.li.zaɾ.ʎɨ̃.jɐ̃w̃/

Stress

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Morphemes

des- + monopolizar + -izar-lhe-iam

The word 'desmonopolizar-lhe-iam' is a complex verb form syllabified as des-mo-no-po-li-zar-lhe-iam, with stress on the 'li' syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'monopolizar', and the suffixes '-izar-lhe-iam'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-consonant division and pronoun enclisis.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To demonopolize (something) for someone/him/her/it/them.

    They would demonopolize it/him/her.

    “Se a situação econômica melhorasse, desmonopolizar-lhe-iam os serviços.”

    syn:liberalizar-lhes-iamdesprivatizar-lhes-iam
    ant:monopolizar-lhes-iam

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable, 'li', following Portuguese stress rules which generally place stress on the penultimate syllable unless otherwise indicated by an accent.

Syllables

8
des/deʒ/
mo/mu/
no/nu/
po/pu/
li/li/
zar/zaɾ/
lhe/ʎɨ̃/
iam/jɐ̃w̃/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. mo — Open syllable, unstressed.. no — Open syllable, unstressed.. po — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Closed syllable, stressed.. zar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhe — Closed syllable, unstressed, contains enclitic pronoun.. iam — Closed syllable, unstressed, verb ending.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, negative/reversal prefix.

root

monopolizar

Latin via French, verb meaning 'to monopolize'.

suf

-izar-lhe-iam

Combination of verb-forming suffix '-izar', indirect object pronoun '-lhe', and future subjunctive ending '-iam'.

Similar Words

de­mo­no­po­li­zarli­be­ra­li­zarna­ci­o­na­li­zar

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are typically divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster (CC)

Consonant clusters are often split, but digraphs are kept together.

Pronoun Enclisis

Enclitic pronouns are treated as separate syllables but attached to the verb for syllabification.

Stress Placement

Stress influences syllable prominence and can affect division.

  • The 'lh' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/.
  • The nasalization of the final syllable is a common feature of Portuguese verb conjugations.
  • The enclitic pronoun 'lhe' is treated as a separate syllable but attached to the verb for syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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