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contramarcar-lhes-ia

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

6 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “contramarcar-lhes-ia” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

contramarcarlhesia

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-mar-car-lhes-ia

Pronunciation

/kõ.tɾɐ.mɐɾ.ˈkaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ɐ/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

contra + marca + -lhes-ia

The word 'contramarcar-lhes-ia' is a complex Portuguese verb form. Syllabification follows vowel grouping, consonant cluster rules, and treats the clitic pronoun 'lhes' as a separate syllable. The primary stress falls on the 'mar' syllable. The word means 'to countermark them' and is formed from the prefix 'contra-', root 'marca-', and suffixes '-lhes-' and '-ia'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To countermark, to overmark, to mark against something.

    To countermark them/to them would mark.

    “Eles contramarcar-lhes-iam os documentos se necessário.”

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'mar', according to Portuguese stress rules for words ending in vowels.

Syllables

6
con/kõ/
tra/tɾɐ/
mar/mɐɾ/
car/ˈkaɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
ia/i.ɐ/

con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. mar — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. car — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ia — Open syllable, conditional ending.

Vowel Grouping

Vowel combinations are separated into syllables.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.

Clitic Pronoun Separation

Enclitic pronouns are treated as separate syllables.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • Complex morphology due to prefix, root, clitic pronoun, and conditional ending.
  • Enclitic pronoun requires careful syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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