contratestemunhávamos
Syllables
con-tra-tes-te-mu-nhá-va-mos
Pronunciation
/kõtɾa.tɛʃ.tɨ.mu.ɲɐ.ˈva.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + testemunh- + -ávamos
The word 'contratestemunhávamos' is syllabified into eight syllables following Portuguese vowel-based rules, with stress on 'nhá'. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots, meaning 'we were/would witness under contract'.
Definitions
- 1
We were witnessing under contract.
We were witnessing under contract.
“Nós contratestemunhávamos os termos do acordo.”
“Se fossemos chamados, contratestemunhávamos o evento.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'nhá'.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. tes — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. te — Open syllable.. mu — Open syllable.. nhá — Closed, stressed syllable, nasal vowel.. va — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable in this case.
- The 'nh' digraph represents a palatal nasal /ɲ/ and doesn't pose a syllabification challenge.
- The consonant cluster 'tr' is permissible at the beginning of a syllable.
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