contratestumunharmeias
Syllables
con-tra-te-stu-mu-nhar-me-i-as
Pronunciation
/kõtɾa.tɛʃ.tɨ.mu.ɲɐɾ.mɨ.i.ɐʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + testemunh- + -ar-me-ias
The word 'contratestemunhar-me-ias' is a complex verb form syllabified according to Portuguese rules of open/closed syllables and consonant cluster handling. The stress falls on the fourth syllable ('mu'). It's composed of the prefix 'contra-', root 'testemunh-', and suffixes '-ar-me-ias'. It means 'we would witness under contract'.
Definitions
- 1
To witness under contract (we would).
We would witness under contract.
“Se fosse necessário, contratestemunhar-me-ias sobre o ocorrido.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'mu'.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable.. stu — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. mu — Open syllable.. nhar — Closed syllable, nasal vowel and consonant cluster.. me — Open syllable, reflexive pronoun.. i — Open syllable, vowel.. as — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.
Diphthong/Triphthong Rule
Vowel combinations are generally kept together within a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority hierarchy, but often remain within a syllable if easily pronounced together.
- The 'nh' consonant cluster is treated as a single phoneme /ɲ/.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common but doesn't affect syllabification.
- Nasal vowel assimilation can occur in rapid speech.
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