contrabaternosemos
Syllables
con-tra-ba-ter-nos-e-mos
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.bɐˈteɾ.nɔʃ.ˈe.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + bater + -a-nos-emos
The word 'contrabater-nos-emos' is a conjugated verb form. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and keeping consonant clusters together. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes indicating tense, mood, and subject.
Definitions
- 1
To counterattack ourselves
To retaliate, to fight back
“Se eles nos atacarem, nós nos contrabateremos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ter' (/teɾ/). The final syllable 'mos' also receives secondary stress in some pronunciations.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. ter — Closed syllable, consonant cluster -er.. nos — Closed syllable, reflexive pronoun.. e — Open syllable, linking vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, verb ending.
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Vowel-Consonant Syllabification
Syllables are typically formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel generally forms a syllable, and consonants are assigned to the nearest vowel.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a single syllable, unless they are easily separable due to pronunciation patterns.
- Regional variations in vowel reduction (Brazilian Portuguese vs. European Portuguese).
- The nasal vowel /õ/ does not affect syllabification.
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