contrabalançarmeeis
Syllables
con-tra-ba-lan-çar-me-eis
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ.lɐ̃.ˈsɐɾ.mɨ.eʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + balanç- + -ar-me-eis
The word 'contrabalançar-me-eis' is syllabified into seven syllables: con-tra-ba-lan-çar-me-eis, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'çar'. It's a conjugated verb form composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, and stress placement is governed by the '-eis' ending.
Definitions
- 1
To counterbalance, to weigh against.
To counterbalance
“Contrabalançar os argumentos com evidências.”
“Contrabalançar as despesas com receitas.”
ant:desequilibrar
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'çar' due to the presence of the '-eis' ending, which triggers penultimate stress in Portuguese.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. lan — Open syllable, unstressed.. çar — Closed syllable, stressed.. me — Open syllable, unstressed.. eis — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.
Stress Placement
The presence of the '-eis' ending triggers penultimate stress.
- The nasal vowel /ɐ̃/ in 'lan-' is a standard feature of Portuguese phonology and doesn't present a syllabification challenge.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation (e.g., Brazilian Portuguese) may exist but do not affect the core syllabification.
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