contraplacarmeemos
Syllables
con-tra-pla-car-me-e-mos
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.plɐˈkaɾ.mɨ.ˈe.muʃ/
Stress
0010011
Morphemes
contra- + plac- + -ar-me-emos
The word 'contraplacar-me-emos' is a conjugated verb form with a prefix, root, and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word means 'we will retaliate/counterattack'.
Definitions
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We will retaliate/counterattack.
We will retaliate/counterattack.
“Eles nos atacaram, mas nós os contraplacaremos.”
“Contraplacaremos a injustiça com justiça.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('pla').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tra — Open syllable, vowel followed by liquid consonant.. pla — Open syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. car — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. me — Open syllable, vowel followed by glide.. e — Open syllable, single vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.
Vowel Combination Rule
Vowel combinations are generally separated into distinct syllables if they represent different vowel sounds.
- The presence of the nasal vowel /õ/ in 'con' is typical of Portuguese.
- The combination of 'me' and 'emos' is a common cliticization pattern in Portuguese verb conjugation.
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