contenderlhesíamos
Syllables
con-ten-der-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/kõ.tẽˈdẽ.ɾʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
001010
Morphemes
contend + er-lhes-ía-mos
The word 'contender-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into six syllables: con-ten-der-lhes-ía-mos. The primary stress falls on the 'der' syllable. The word is morphologically composed of a Latin-derived root 'contend-' and several Portuguese suffixes indicating tense, person, and indirect object. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant cluster preservation.
Definitions
- 1
We would contend to them.
We would contend to them
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, contender-lhes-íamos com mais força.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'der' syllable (third syllable). Secondary stress on the 'ía' syllable (fifth syllable).
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. ten — Open syllable, unstressed.. der — Open syllable, primary stressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ía — Open syllable, secondary stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are formed around vowels. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if they can be pronounced together without vowel insertion.
Stress Rule
Stress in Portuguese generally falls on the penultimate syllable, unless indicated by an accent mark.
- The 'lh' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/ and remains within the 'lhes' syllable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur, but do not alter the core syllabification.
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