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contrabandear-lhes-ão

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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7syllables

contrabandearlhesão

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-ban-de-ar-lhes-ão

Pronunciation

/kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃.de.ˈaɾ.lɛʃ.ɐ̃w̃/

Stress

0010000

Morphemes

contra- + bandear + -ear-lhes-ão

The word 'contrabandear-lhes-ão' is a complex verb form syllabified into seven syllables: con-tra-ban-de-ar-lhes-ão. The primary stress falls on the 'ban' syllable. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To smuggle

    To smuggle

    Eles contrabandearam mercadorias ilegais.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the 'ban' syllable (penultimate syllable of the verb stem).

Syllables

7
con/kõ/
tra/tɾɐ/
ban/bɐ̃/
de/de/
ar/aɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
ão/ɐ̃w̃/

con Open syllable, unstressed.. tra Open syllable, unstressed.. ban Open syllable, stressed.. de Open syllable, unstressed.. ar Open syllable, unstressed.. lhes Closed syllable, unstressed.. ão Closed syllable, unstressed.

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.

Closed Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.

Diphthong/Triphthong Rule

Diphthongs and triphthongs are generally kept within the same syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally split according to sonority, but in this case, 'lhes' remains together.

  • Nasal vowel pronunciation variations across regions.
  • Clitic pronoun 'lhes' does not introduce special syllabification challenges.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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