contratestumunharvos
Syllables
con-tra-te-stu-mu-nhar-vos
Pronunciation
/kõtɾa.tɛʃ.tɨ.mu.ɲɐɾ.vɔʃ/
Stress
0010001
Morphemes
contra- + testemunh- + -ar
The word 'contratestemunhar-vos' is a Portuguese verb meaning 'to bear witness against you (plural)'. It's divided into seven syllables with stress on the penultimate syllable of the root. The word is formed from a prefix, root, suffix, and clitic pronoun, following standard Portuguese syllabification rules.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'testemunhar' (mu).
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tra — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable, diphthong.. stu — Closed syllable.. mu — Open syllable.. nhar — Closed syllable.. vos — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable.
- The clitic pronoun '-vos' is always attached and syllabified separately.
- The 'nh' digraph represents a single phoneme /ɲ/.
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