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despreocupar-vos-iam

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

7 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “despreocupar-vos-iam” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

despreocuparvosiam

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-pre-o-cu-par-vos-iam

Pronunciation

/deʃpɾe.okuˈpaɾ.vɔʃˈjam/

Stress

0010011

Morphemes

des- + preocup- + -ar-vos-iam

The verb 'despreocupar-vos-iam' is divided into seven syllables: des-pre-o-cu-par-vos-iam, with stress on 'cu'. It's formed from a prefix, root, suffixes, and a clitic pronoun, following standard Portuguese syllabification rules based on vowel hiatus and consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To cease to worry about; to relieve from concern.

    You all would stop worrying

    “Eles despreocupar-vos-iam com os problemas alheios.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the 'cu' syllable (third syllable), following Portuguese stress rules for penultimate syllable stress.

Syllables

7
des/dɛʃ/
pre/pɾɛ/
o/ɔ/
cu/ku/
par/paɾ/
vos/vɔʃ/
iam/jam/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pre — Open syllable.. o — Open syllable, vowel hiatus.. cu — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. par — Open syllable.. vos — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. iam — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Vowel Hiatus

Vowels occurring consecutively are separated into different syllables (e.g., pre-o).

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority (e.g., des-pre).

Proclitic Pronouns

Pronouns attached to verbs are treated as separate syllable units.

  • The proclitic pronoun 'vos' requires careful consideration but doesn't alter core syllabification rules.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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