desunificarlhesíamos
Syllables
des-u-ni-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/de.su.ni.fi.ˈkaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + unificar + -lhes-íamos
The word 'desunificar-lhes-íamos' is a Portuguese verb meaning 'we would disunify them'. It's syllabified as des-u-ni-fi-car-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'fi'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, and the word's structure includes a prefix, root, and suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
We would de-unify them.
We would disunify them.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, desunificar-lhes-íamos os departamentos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('fi') due to the presence of the accented 'i' in the conditional ending '-íamos'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, consonant cluster. u — Open syllable. ni — Closed syllable. fi — Closed, stressed syllable. car — Open syllable. lhes — Closed syllable. iá — Open syllable. mos — Closed syllable
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Each vowel generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken up between syllables whenever possible.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root when the conditional ending '-íamos' is present.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs form a single syllable.
- The 'lhes' syllable could potentially be broken down further in some dialects. Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation may affect phonetic realization.
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