contratestemunharteíamos
Syllables
con-tra-te-ste-mu-nhar-te-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kõtɾa.tɛʃ.tɨ.mu.ɲɐɾ.tɨ.ˈia.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + testemunhar + -te-íamos
The word 'contratestemunhar-te-íamos' is a complex Portuguese verb form divided into ten syllables (con-tra-te-ste-mu-nhar-te-í-a-mos) with stress on 'mu'. It's formed from the prefix 'contra-', root 'testemunhar', and suffixes '-te-' and '-íamos', following standard Portuguese syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
To have testified against someone; to have given evidence against.
We would have testified against (someone).
“Nós contratestemunhar-te-íamos se soubéssemos a verdade.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root ('mu').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tra — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable, enclitic pronoun.. ste — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. mu — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. nhar — Open syllable, nasal vowel, 'nh' as a single phoneme.. te — Open syllable, enclitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are broken according to phonotactic constraints.
Nasal Vowels
Nasal vowels form their own syllables.
Enclitic Pronouns
Enclitic pronouns are generally separated into their own syllables.
- Fusion of the enclitic pronoun '-te' with the verb stem.
- Nasal vowel pronunciation variations.
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