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despiedar-lhes-íamos

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

6 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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6syllables

despiedarlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-pie-dar-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/deʃ.pi.ˈdaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

des- + pedir + -dar-lhes-íamos

The word 'despiedar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as des-pie-dar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'dar'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'pedir', and suffixes '-dar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel division, with consideration for the clitic pronoun and the 'lh' digraph.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To have been saying goodbye to them; to have been dismissing them.

    We would have said goodbye to them / We would have dismissed them.

    Nós despiedar-lhes-íamos com tristeza.

    Despiedar-lhes-íamos após a cerimônia.

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'dar', which is the penultimate syllable of the root verb.

Syllables

6
des/deʃ/
pie/pi.e/
dar/daɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
ía/i.ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

des Open syllable, initial syllable.. pie Closed syllable, contains a diphthong.. dar Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lhes Closed syllable, contains a clitic pronoun.. ía Open syllable, part of the conditional ending.. mos Closed syllable, final syllable.

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 are generally kept within the same syllable.

Clitic Pronouns

Clitic pronouns are treated as separate syllables when attached to the verb.

  • The 'lh' digraph represents a single phoneme /ʎ/.
  • The enclitic pronoun *lhes* is treated as an integral part of the verb form for syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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