contrabalançarmeiam
Syllables
con-tra-ba-lan-çar-me-iam
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ.lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ.mɨ.jɐ̃/
Stress
0001000
Morphemes
contra- + balanç- + -ar-me-iam
The word 'contrabalançar-me-iam' is a conjugated verb form with seven syllables divided according to Portuguese syllabification rules. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'çar'. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes, and features nasal vowels forming single syllables.
Definitions
- 1
We would counterbalance.
We would counterbalance.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, contrabalançar-me-iam as despesas.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'çar', indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tra — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. lan — Syllable with nasal diphthong.. çar — Closed syllable, stressed.. me — Open syllable.. iam — Syllable with nasal diphthong.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are generally open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Nasal Diphthong Rule
Nasal diphthongs typically form a single syllable.
Stress Rule
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'ç' represents /s/ before a vowel.
- Nasal vowels /ɐ̃/ and /jɐ̃/ create single syllables.
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