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espalhafatar-lhes-eis

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

8 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “espalhafatar-lhes-eis” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

espalhafatatarlheseis

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-pa-lha-fa-ta-tar-lhes-eis

Pronunciation

/ɨʃpɐɫɐfɐˈtaɾ ɫɛʃ ˈejʃ/

Stress

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Morphemes

es- + palha- + -fatar-lhes-eis

The word 'espalhafatar-lhes-eis' is a conjugated verb form divided into eight syllables following Portuguese vowel division and penultimate stress rules. It consists of a prefix, root, root extension, and suffixes. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To scatter to them, to spread among them.

    To scatter to them

    “O vento espalhafatar-lhes as sementes pelo campo.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta' of the verb stem.

Syllables

8
es/ɨʃ/
pa/pɐ/
lha/ɫɐ/
fa/fɐ/
ta/tɐ/
tar/taɾ/
lhes/ɫɛʃ/
eis/ˈejʃ/

es — Open syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. lha — Open syllable, unstressed.. fa — Open syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, stressed.. tar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. eis — Closed syllable, stressed.

Vowel Division

Syllable division occurs before vowels.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are generally broken after the first consonant if it's a sonorant.

Penultimate Stress

Portuguese generally stresses the penultimate syllable unless indicated otherwise.

  • The 'lh' digraph is treated as a single phoneme but doesn't affect syllable division.
  • The word's complexity lies in its morphology, not its phonology.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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