contrapontearlhesiamos
Syllables
con-tra-po-n-tear-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kõtɾɐpũtejɾˈleʃiɐ̃mus/
Stress
001000000
Morphemes
contra- + pon- + -tear-lhes-íamos
The word 'contrapontear-lhes-íamos' is a future conditional verb form. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, with consideration for clitic pronoun attachment and nasalization. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('po').
Definitions
- 1
We would counterpose to them.
We would counterpose to them
“Se tivéssemos mais tempo, contrapontear-lhes-íamos os argumentos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('po'), the penultimate syllable of the verb stem.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tra — Open syllable.. po — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. n — Syllable with a single consonant.. tear — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. i — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mos — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Portuguese syllables are primarily built around vowels. Each vowel (or diphthong) generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are generally split according to sonority, but in this case, the clusters are relatively simple.
Clitic Pronoun Attachment
Clitic pronouns like 'lhes' are attached to the verb and syllabified as part of the verb complex.
- Nasalization of vowels before nasal consonants.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
- Clitic pronoun attachment rules.
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