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despenitenciar-lhe-á

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

8 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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8syllables

despenitenciarlheá

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-pe-ni-ten-ci-ar-lhe-á

Pronunciation

/deʃ.pe.ni.tẽ.si.ɐɾ ʎe.ɐ̃/

Stress

00011001

Morphemes

des- + penitenciar + -ar

The word 'despenitenciar-lhe-á' is a future tense verb form derived from the root 'penitenciar' with a 'des-' prefix, an enclitic pronoun 'lhe', and a future tense ending '-á'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, dividing the word into eight syllables with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ci'. The word means 'will decriminalize him/her/it'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To decriminalize, to release from prison, to remove the penalty of imprisonment.

    To decriminalize him/her/it; will decriminalize him/her/it.

    O governo despenitenciar-lhe-á em breve.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ci' in 'penitenciar' due to the future tense ending '-á' triggering penultimate stress.

Syllables

8
desdeʃ
pepe
nini
tentẽ
cisi
arɐɾ
lheʎe
áɐ̃

des Open syllable, initial syllable.. pe Open syllable, unstressed.. ni Open syllable, unstressed.. ten Closed syllable, stressed.. ci Open syllable, part of the stressed root.. ar Closed syllable, part of the root.. lhe Open syllable, enclitic pronoun.. á Open syllable, inflectional ending, unstressed.

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided before a vowel preceded by a consonant.

Diphthongs & Triphthongs

Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within the same syllable.

Enclitic Pronouns

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

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels have stress on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'lh' sequence is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/.
  • The complex morphology (prefix, root, suffix, enclitic pronoun, inflection) requires careful consideration of morpheme boundaries.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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