contraatacarnosiam
Syllables
con-tra-a-ta-car-nos-iam
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.ɐ.tɐ.ˈkaɾ.nɔʃ.jɐ̃w̃/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
contra- + atacar + -nos-iam
The word 'contra-atacar-nos-iam' is a future subjunctive verb form. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, with stress on the penultimate syllable ('car'). The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix, root, and suffixes indicating subject and tense/mood.
Definitions
- 1
We would counterattack.
We would counterattack
“Se eles nos atacassem, contra-atacar-nos-iam com força total.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable, 'car', due to the general rule of stressing the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. car — Closed syllable, stressed.. nos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. iam — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllables
Syllables ending in vowels are generally open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Vowel Clusters
Vowel clusters are generally separated into distinct syllables.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation (Brazilian vs. European Portuguese) may affect phonetic transcription but not syllabification.
- The clitic pronoun 'nos' is always attached to the verb form.
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