contraplacarlhesia
Syllables
con-tra-pla-car-lhes-ia
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.plɐ.ˈkaɾ.lɛʃ.i.ɐ/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
contra- + plac- + -ar
The word 'contraplacar-lhes-ia' is a complex verb form syllabified into six syllables: con-tra-pla-car-lhes-ia. Stress falls on 'pla'. It's formed from a Latin prefix, root, and suffixes, with a clitic pronoun attached. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, with stress on the penultimate syllable.
Definitions
- 1
They would retaliate to them / They would counterattack them.
They would retaliate to them / They would counterattack them.
“Se eles nos insultassem, contraplacar-lhes-ia com a mesma moeda.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('pla'), following the general rule of penultimate stress in Portuguese.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tra — Open syllable, vowel followed by liquid consonant.. pla — Closed, stressed syllable.. car — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ia — Open syllable, conditional ending.
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.
Stress Placement
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated by an accent mark.
- The combination of verb and clitic pronoun doesn't alter the syllabification rules.
- Regional variations (EP vs. BP) affect pronunciation but not syllable division.
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