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esborratar-lhes-íamos

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

7 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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7syllables

esborratarlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-bo-rra-tar-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/ezboʁɐˈtaɾ ʎɛʃ iˈãmuʃ/

Stress

0001010

Morphemes

es- + borrat- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'esborratar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as es-bo-rra-tar-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'tar'. It's composed of the prefix 'es-', root 'borrat-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel grouping, consonant clusters, and stress placement.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To smudge, blur, or smear.

    To smudge, blur, or smear.

    Eu esborrataria a tinta se tentasse desenhar.

    He would smudge the ink if he tried to draw.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('tar').

Syllables

7
es/ɛʃ/
bo/bu/
rra/ʁɐ/
tar/taɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
/iˈa/
mos/muʃ/

es Open syllable, initial syllable.. bo Open syllable.. rra Closed syllable, strong trill.. tar Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lhes Syllable with palatal lateral consonant.. Open syllable, stressed.. mos Closed syllable.

Vowel Grouping

Vowels generally form a single syllable unless separated by a hiatus.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken up according to sonority.

Final Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a vowel are open; those ending in a consonant are closed.

Stress Placement

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated by an accent mark.

  • The 'rr' digraph represents a strong trill.
  • The 'lh' digraph represents a palatal lateral approximant.
  • The indirect object pronoun 'lhes' is clitic.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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