despreocuparlhesia
Syllables
des-pre-o-cu-par-lhes-ia
Pronunciation
/dɨʃ.pɾɨ.u.ku.ˈpaɾ.lɨʃ.i.ɐ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + preocup- + -ar-lhes-ia
The word 'despreocupar-lhes-ia' is a conjugated verb form in Portuguese. It is divided into seven syllables: des-pre-o-cu-par-lhes-ia, with stress on the 'cu' syllable. The word consists of a prefix 'des-', root 'preocup-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-ia'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open/closed syllables and diphthong preservation.
Definitions
- 1
To cease to worry, to unburden oneself, to relieve someone of worry.
To stop worrying, to unburden.
“Eu me despreocuparia com isso se fosse você. (I would stop worrying about that if I were you.)”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('cu' in 'pre-o-cu-par').
Syllables
des — Closed syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'ɨʃ'. pre — Open syllable, onset 'p', nucleus 'ɾɨ'. o — Open syllable, nucleus 'u' (vowel reduction). cu — Closed syllable, onset 'k', nucleus 'u'. par — Closed syllable, onset 'p', nucleus 'aɾ'. lhes — Closed syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'ɨʃ' (pronoun clitic). ia — Open syllable, nucleus 'i', semi-vowel 'ɐ'
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a consonant are closed.
Diphthongs
Vowel combinations forming diphthongs are kept together.
Pronoun Clitics
Pronoun clitics are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of it.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
- Syllabification of pronoun clitics can be debated, but standard practice is to include them with the verb.
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