despiolharlheíamos
Syllables
des-pi-ol-har-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/deʃpi.ɔlˈɾaʎ.ʎe.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
00010101
Morphemes
des- + piolhar + lhe-íamos
The word 'despiolhar-lhe-íamos' is a conditional perfect verb form meaning 'we would scrutinize/spy on him/her/it/them'. It's syllabified as des-pi-ol-har-lhe-í-a-mos, with stress on 'har'. The syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, considering vowel separation, consonant clusters, and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
To scrutinize or spy on someone/something (in the conditional perfect tense, first-person plural).
We would scrutinize/spy on him/her/it/them.
“Se tivéssemos mais tempo, despiolhar-lhe-íamos os planos.”
“Despiolhar-lhe-íamos cada movimento, mas decidimos não interferir.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'har' syllable (penultimate syllable of the root), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pi — Open syllable, part of the root.. ol — Open syllable, part of the root.. har — Stressed syllable, closed syllable, part of the root.. lhe — Open syllable, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable, part of the conditional ending.. a — Open syllable, part of the conditional ending.. mos — Closed syllable, part of the conditional ending.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.
Diphthong Preservation
Diphthongs are kept within a single syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless marked with an accent.
- Treatment of the clitic pronoun 'lhe' as a separate syllable.
- The 'lh' digraph is a single phoneme and remains within a single syllable.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará