HyphenateIt
Word Analysis

subdelegar-lhes-íamos

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

8 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
Enriched
8syllables

subdelegarlhesiámos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sub-de-le-gar-lhes-i-á-mos

Pronunciation

/suβdɛlɛˈɡaɾlɛʃˈiɐmuʃ/

Stress

00010011

Morphemes

sub- + deleg- + -ar-lhes-íamos

The word 'subdelegar-lhes-íamos' is a complex Portuguese verb form syllabified into eight syllables. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root. It's composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes, exhibiting typical Portuguese syllabification rules with vowel reduction as a key feature.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We would subdelegate.

    Nós subdelegaríamos.

    O gerente afirmou que subdelegaria algumas tarefas à equipe.

    Se tivéssemos mais recursos, subdelegaríamos mais responsabilidades.

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

8
sub/sub/
de/dɛ/
le/lɛ/
gar/ɡaɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
i/i/
á/ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

sub Open syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'u'.. de Open syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'e'.. le Open syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'e'.. gar Closed syllable, onset 'g', nucleus 'a', coda 'r'.. lhes Closed syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'e', coda 'ʃ'.. i Open syllable, nucleus 'i'.. á Open syllable, nucleus 'a' (reduced vowel).. mos Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'u', coda 'ʃ'.

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in vowels are open.

Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in consonants are closed.

Vowel Separation

Vowel sequences are separated into distinct syllables.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
  • Alveolar approximant pronunciation of 'r' in unstressed positions.
  • Potential regional variations in vowel pronunciation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Trending in Portuguese

Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.

  • abalará
  • abalais
  • abalara
  • abalado
  • abalada
  • abajour
  • abajara
  • abaixou
  • abaixoe
  • abaixos
  • abaixes
  • abaixem
  • abaixas
  • abaixar
  • abaixei
  • abaixam
  • abaglia
  • abaixai
  • abafeis
  • abafará
Open AI Chat