contramarcarnosíamos
Syllables
con-tra-mar-car-nos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.maɾ.ˈkaɾ.nʊʃ.ˈja.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra + marcar + nos-íamos
The word 'contramarcar-nos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into seven syllables: con-tra-mar-car-nos-ía-mos. The primary stress falls on 'car', and the word is composed of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'marcar', and the suffixes '-nos' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, with stress determined by the root and conditional ending.
Definitions
- 1
To countermark; to make a counter-entry.
We would countermark.
“Se houvesse um erro, contramarcar-nos-íamos imediatamente.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'car' syllable (penultimate syllable of the root). Secondary stress on 'ía' due to the conditional ending.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. mar — Open syllable, unstressed.. car — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. nos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ía — Open syllable, secondary stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are generally open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Stress Rule (Portuguese)
In general, stress falls on the penultimate syllable. However, conditional endings can shift the stress.
- The enclitic pronoun '-nos' is a standard feature of Portuguese verb conjugation.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation and nasalization may exist, but do not affect syllabification.
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