contraprovarnosias
Syllables
con-tra-pro-var-nos-ias
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.pɾu.vaɾ.nɔʃ.ˈjaʃ/
Stress
000101
Morphemes
contra- + provar- + -nos-ias
The word 'contraprovar-nos-ias' is a complex verb form syllabified into six syllables: con-tra-pro-var-nos-ias. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('var'). The word is composed of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'provar-', and the suffixes '-nos' and '-ias'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
To disprove us
To disprove us
“Esperavam contraprovar-nos-ias com novas evidências.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('var'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tra — Open syllable, liquid consonant.. pro — Open syllable, liquid consonant.. var — Open syllable, liquid consonant.. nos — Closed syllable, pronominal enclitic.. ias — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, future subjunctive ending.
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Vowel combinations are treated as a single syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority hierarchy.
Stress Placement
Penultimate syllable stress in words ending in vowels or 's'.
- The enclitic pronoun '-nos' and the future subjunctive ending '-ias' are standard features of Portuguese verb conjugation and do not present significant syllabification challenges.
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