contrabalançarlheá
Syllables
con-tra-ba-lan-çar-lhe-á
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ.lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ.ʎɛ.ɐ̃/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + balanç- + -ar
The word 'contrabalançar-lhe-á' is a complex verb form syllabified as con-tra-ba-lan-çar-lhe-á, with stress on 'çar'. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix 'contra-', root 'balanç-', and suffixes '-ar' and '-á', along with the clitic pronoun '-lhe-'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, considering vowel-consonant patterns, consonant clusters, and clitic pronoun attachment.
Definitions
- 1
To counterbalance; to weigh against; to offset.
To counterbalance
“Se ele contrabalançar-lhe-á as acusações, a situação poderá mudar.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'balançar': /saɾ/.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel. tra — Open syllable. ba — Open syllable. lan — Closed syllable, nasal vowel. çar — Closed syllable. lhe — Open syllable, clitic pronoun. á — Open syllable, nasal vowel
Word Parts
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Vowel followed by Consonant
Syllables are divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster
Syllables are divided before a consonant cluster.
Clitic Pronoun Attachment
Clitic pronouns are treated as part of the verb for syllabification.
Nasal Vowels
Nasal vowels are treated as single vowel sounds within a syllable.
- The enclitic pronoun '-lhe-' is treated as part of the verb for syllabification.
- The nasal vowels /ɐ̃/ and /ẽ/ require careful pronunciation.
- The 'ç' is pronounced as /s/.
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