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esborrachar-lhes-íamos

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

7 syllables
22 characters
Portuguese
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7syllables

esborracharlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-bor-ra-char-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/ez.bo.ʁaˈʃaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

es- + borrach- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'esborrachar-lhes-íamos' is a complex Portuguese verb form. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, with the stress falling on 'char'. The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a separate syllable. The morphemic breakdown reveals Latin origins for the prefix, root, and suffixes.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To splatter, to mess up, to ruin (something) completely.

    To splatter, to mess up, to ruin

    Nós esborrachar-lhes-íamos a festa se tivéssemos mais tempo.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('char').

Syllables

7
es/ɛʃ/
bor/buʁ/
ra/ʁa/
char/ʃaɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
í/i/
mos/muʃ/

es Open syllable, initial syllable.. bor Open syllable, part of the root.. ra Open syllable, part of the root.. char Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lhes Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. í Open syllable, part of the conditional ending.. mos Closed syllable, part of the conditional ending.

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowels, with each vowel generally forming the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are resolved by assigning consonants to the adjacent syllable based on sonority.

Clitic Pronoun Treatment

Clitic pronouns attached to verbs are generally treated as separate syllables, but remain closely linked to the verb.

  • The length of the word and the presence of the clitic pronoun 'lhes' make it a complex example. Regional variations in pronunciation might affect the phonetic realization of certain sounds, but not the core syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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