contratestemunharlhesá
Syllables
con-tra-tes-te-mu-nhar-lhes-á
Pronunciation
/kõt.ɾa.tɛʃ.tɨ.mu.ɲɐɾ.ʎɛʃ.ɐ̃/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + testemunhar + -ar/-lhes-á
The word 'contratestemunhar-lhes-á' is a complex Portuguese verb form syllabified as con-tra-tes-te-mu-nhar-lhes-á, with stress on 'mu'. It consists of the prefix 'contra-', root 'testemunhar', and suffixes '-ar', '-lhes-', and '-á', meaning 'to witness under contract'.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('mu') of the word, following Portuguese stress rules for penultimate syllable stress.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable, contains a trill.. tes — Closed syllable, contains a palatal fricative.. te — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mu — Stressed syllable, open syllable.. nhar — Open syllable, contains a palatal nasal.. lhes — Closed syllable, contains a palatal lateral approximant.. á — Weak, unstressed syllable, nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster
Division attempts to maintain simple onsets and codas.
Diphthongs/Triphthongs
Diphthongs and triphthongs are kept within the same syllable.
Pronoun Clitics
Pronoun clitics are treated as separate syllables.
- The 'nh' and 'lh' digraphs represent single phonemes.
- The final '-á' is a weak syllable and is often reduced in rapid speech.
- Potential regional variations in vowel pronunciation.
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