desnaturarlhesíamos
Syllables
des-na-tu-rar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/deʃ.na.tuˈɾaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
0010010
Morphemes
des- + natur- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'desnaturar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as des-na-tu-rar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'tu'. It comprises a negation prefix, a Latin root, and several suffixes indicating verb tense, person, and an indirect object pronoun. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-initial syllables and consonant cluster breaking.
Definitions
- 1
To denature, to corrupt, to alter the nature of.
We would denature them.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, desnaturar-lhes-íamos o projeto original.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'tu' syllable (third syllable), following Portuguese stress rules for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. na — Open syllable.. tu — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. rar — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ía — Open syllable, part of the conditional ending.. mos — Closed syllable, first-person plural ending.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.
Pronoun Enclisis
Clitic pronouns attached to verb forms create separate syllables.
- The enclitic pronoun *lhes* is a common feature of Portuguese verb conjugation and doesn't pose a significant challenge to syllabification.
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