contratestemunharlhesiam
Syllables
con-tra-te-ste-mu-nhar-lhes-iam
Pronunciation
/kõt.ɾa.tɨʃ.tɨ.mu.ɲɐɾ.lɨʃ.jɐ̃w̃/
Stress
00010001
Morphemes
contra- + testemunhar + -lhes-iam
The word 'contratestemunhar-lhes-iam' is a complex verb form syllabified into eight syllables: con-tra-te-ste-mu-nhar-lhes-iam. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root. It's composed of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'testemunhar', and the suffixes '-lhes' and '-iam'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese vowel and consonant cluster rules.
Definitions
- 1
To witness under contract
To witness under contract
“Eles contratestemunhar-lhes-iam o acordo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('mu' in 'mu-nhar').
Syllables
con — Open syllable. tra — Open syllable. te — Open syllable. ste — Closed syllable, 'st' cluster. mu — Open syllable, stressed. nhar — Closed syllable, palatal nasal. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun. iam — Closed syllable, subjunctive ending
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken according to pronounceability.
Final Syllable Rule
The final syllable often includes any remaining consonants.
- Pronoun 'lhes' is a clitic and treated as a single syllable.
- Digraph 'nh' is treated as a single phoneme /ɲ/.
- Future subjunctive ending '-iam' is a single syllable.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Portuguese
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- abalará
- abalais
- abalara
- abalado
- abalada
- abajour
- abajara
- abaixou
- abaixoe
- abaixos
- abaixes
- abaixem
- abaixas
- abaixar
- abaixei
- abaixam
- abaglia
- abaixai
- abafeis
- abafará