perniquebrarais
Syllables
per-ni-que-bra-ra-is
Pronunciation
/peɾni.keβɾaˈɾajs/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
per- + nique- + brara-is
The word 'perniquebrarais' is divided into six syllables following the CV syllable division rule. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's an archaic verb form meaning 'we were being fussy' and its morphology is complex, with Latin roots.
Definitions
- 1
We were making difficulties/being fussy.
We were being finicky/difficult.
“Si hubiéramos sabido que nos iban a pedir tanto, no nos habríamos perniquebrarais.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ra'.
Syllables
per — Open syllable, unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, unstressed.. que — Open syllable, unstressed.. bra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, stressed.. is — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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CV Syllable Division
Syllable breaks occur before consonants following vowels.
- The word is archaic and rarely used.
- Stress placement follows the general rule for words ending in vowels.
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