desobrigarlheíamos
Syllables
des-o-bri-gar-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/de.zu.bɾiˈɡaɾ.ʎɪ.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
00100000
Morphemes
des- + obrig- + -ar-lhe-íamos
The word 'desobrigar-lhe-íamos' is a Portuguese conditional verb meaning 'we would release'. It's divided into eight syllables: des-o-bri-gar-lhe-í-a-mos, with stress on 'bri'. The word's structure includes a prefix, root, and several suffixes, and its pronunciation is affected by vowel reduction and clitic pronoun attachment.
Definitions
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'bri', which is the penultimate syllable of the root 'obrigar'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. o — Open syllable, unstressed vowel, reduced to /u/.. bri — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. gar — Closed syllable, part of the root.. lhe — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable, accented vowel.. a — Open syllable, unstressed vowel, reduced to schwa.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable, nasalized.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel generally forms a separate syllable.
Consonant-Vowel Syllables
A consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a syllable.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Diphthongs and triphthongs are generally kept within the same syllable.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
- Clitic pronoun attachment (*lhe*).
- Palatalization of /l/ before /i/.
- The conditional ending *-íamos* is a single morphological unit.
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