contratestumunhásseis
Syllables
con-tra-te-stu-mun-há-sse-is
Pronunciation
/kõtɾa.tɛʃ.tɨ.mu.ɲɐ̃.ˈzɐjʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + testemunh- + -asseis
The word 'contratestemunhásseis' is syllabified based on vowel-consonant patterns, with considerations for nasal vowels and the conditional mood marker 'sse'. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'is'. The word is a verb meaning 'they/you all would testify against'.
Definitions
- 1
They would testify against / You all (formal) would testify against.
They/You all would bear witness against.
“Os réus contratestemunhásseis a favor de seus cúmplices.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'is' (zɐjʃ).
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tra — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable.. stu — Open syllable.. mun — Open syllable.. há — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. sse — Closed syllable, conditional marker.. is — Closed syllable, 3rd/2nd person plural ending.
Word Parts
Vowel followed by Consonant (VC)
Each vowel followed by a consonant typically forms a separate syllable.
Vowel followed by Vowel (VV)
When two vowels appear consecutively, they are generally separated into different syllables.
Nasal Vowel
Nasal vowels often form their own syllables, especially when followed by a consonant.
- Nasal vowel /õ/ in 'con-' forms a syllable on its own.
- The sequence 'sse' is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- Archaic 2nd person plural ending '-eis' influences the final syllable.
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