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contrapontear-lhes-ás

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7 syllables
21 characters
Portuguese
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7syllables

contrapontearlhesás

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-po-nte-ar-lhes-ás

Pronunciation

/kõtɾɐpũtejɾˈleʃɐʃ/

Stress

0010000

Morphemes

contra- + pontear + -lhes-

The word 'contrapontear-lhes-ás' is a conjugated verb form with seven syllables. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, maintaining consonant clusters and treating the clitic pronoun '-lhes' as a separate syllable. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('pon').

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    You will counterpose to them.

    You will counterpose to them.

    Se eu fosse você, contrapontear-lhes-ás os argumentos.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('pon'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

7
con/kõ/
tra/tɾɐ/
po/pũ/
nte/te/
ar/ɐɾ/
lhes/lɛʃ/
ás/ɐʃ/

con Open syllable, vowel-centric.. tra Open syllable, vowel-centric.. po Nasalized open syllable, vowel-centric.. nte Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. ar Open syllable, vowel-centric.. lhes Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ás Closed syllable, inflectional ending.

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Each syllable contains a vowel, and syllables are formed around the vowel.

Consonant Cluster Maintenance

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable until a vowel is encountered.

Clitic Pronoun Separation

Clitic pronouns like '-lhes' are generally treated as separate syllables.

  • The clitic pronoun '-lhes' presents a potential complexity in syllabification, but is generally treated as a separate syllable.
  • Nasal vowel pronunciation can vary regionally, but does not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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