esborracharlhesias
Syllables
es-bor-ra-char-lhes-ias
Pronunciation
/ez.bo.ʁɐ.ʃɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
es- + borrach- + -ar-lhes-ias
The word 'esborrachar-lhes-ias' is a complex verb form syllabified as es-bor-ra-char-lhes-ias, with stress on the 'char' syllable. It consists of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes, and follows standard Portuguese syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
They were splattering/messing up (to them).
They were splattering/messing up (to them).
“Se eu fosse o chefe, esborrachar-lhes-ias a tinta na cara.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('char').
Syllables
es — Closed syllable, onset 'e', rime 's'. bor — Closed syllable, onset 'b', rime 'or'. ra — Open syllable, onset 'r', rime 'a'. char — Closed syllable, onset 'ch', rime 'ar'. lhes — Closed syllable, onset 'lh', rime 'es'. ias — Closed syllable, onset 'i', rime 'as'
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but in this case, the clusters are relatively simple and follow the vowel rule.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when the final syllable contains only one vowel and is not stressed.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is attached to the verb form, but doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of /ʁ/ do not affect syllable division.
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