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contrabalançá-lo-ias

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7 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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contrabalançáloias

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-ba-lan-çá-lo-ias

Pronunciation

/kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ.lɐ̃.ˈsa.lu.i.ɐʃ/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

contra- + balanç- + -a-lo-ias

The word 'contrabalançá-lo-ias' is a complex Portuguese verb form. Syllabification follows standard open/closed syllable rules, with the enclitic pronoun '-lo' forming its own syllable. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'çá'. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    To counterbalance them/it

    To counterbalance them/it

    “Eles contrabalançá-lo-ias com medidas adicionais.”

    syn:compensá-losequilibrá-los
    ant:desequilibrardescompensar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'çá' due to Portuguese stress rules (penultimate syllable stress in words ending in vowels).

Syllables

7
con/kõ/
tra/tɾɐ/
ba/bɐ/
lan/lɐ̃/
çá/ˈsa/
lo/lu/
ias/i.ɐʃ/

con — Closed syllable, onset consonant /k/, rime vowel /õ/. tra — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster /tɾ/, rime vowel /ɐ/. ba — Open syllable, onset consonant /b/, rime vowel /ɐ/. lan — Open syllable, onset consonant /l/, rime nasal vowel /ɐ̃/. çá — Open, stressed syllable, onset consonant /s/, rime vowel /ɐ/. lo — Open syllable, formed by enclitic pronoun. ias — Open syllable, formed by inflectional suffix

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against', 'opposing', modifies verb meaning

root

balanç-

Latin *ballare* 'to dance', related to 'balance', core verb meaning

suf

-a-lo-ias

Combination of inflectional suffixes: -a- (present tense), -lo- (object pronoun), -ias (3rd person plural subjunctive)

Similar Words

tra­ba­lharcan­tarcom­prar

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.

Closed Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.

Enclitic Pronoun Rule

Pronouns attached to the verb (enclitic pronouns) form their own syllable.

Stress Rule

Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'm', 'n', or 's'.

  • The presence of the nasal vowel /ɐ̃/ does not alter the syllabification process.
  • Enclitic pronoun '-lo' is treated as a separate syllable.
  • The complex verb conjugation with multiple suffixes is typical of Portuguese.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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