contrabalançarnosão
Syllables
con-tra-ba-lan-çar-nos-ão
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾa.ba.lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ.nɔʃ.ɐ̃w̃/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + balanç- + -ar-nos-ão
The word 'contrabalançar-nos-ão' is a verb form syllabified according to Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, nasal vowels, and diphthongs. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the stem. The morphemic structure reveals a Latin-derived root with prefixes and suffixes indicating tense, mood, and subject.
Definitions
- 1
To counterbalance us
To counterbalance us
“Se precisarmos, contrabalançar-nos-ão as forças.”
- 2
That we may counterbalance
That we may counterbalance
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('lan'), as dictated by the future subjunctive ending '-ão'.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasalized vowel.. tra — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. lan — Syllable with nasal vowel.. çar — Stressed syllable, consonant cluster.. nos — Open syllable.. ão — Syllable with nasal diphthong.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable
Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open.
Nasal Vowel
Syllables containing nasal vowels are treated as distinct syllables.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are divided based on sonority, but natural units are maintained.
Nasal Diphthong
Nasal diphthongs (ão, õe) are treated as a single syllable.
- The clitic pronoun '-nos' attached to the verb stem. Regional variations in vowel pronunciation and nasalization.
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