Words with Suffix “--so-” in Italian

The Italian adverb 'pretestuosamente' is divided into seven syllables: pre-te-stu-o-sa-men-te. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sa'). The word is formed from the prefix 'pre-', the root 'testuo-', and the suffixes '-so-' and '-mente'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant division and suffix separation.