caratterizzazione
Syllables
ca-rat-te-riz-za-zio-ne
Pronunciation
/karat.te.riz.zaˈtsjo.ne/
Stress
0001101
Morphemes
car- + atter- + -izzazione
The word 'caratterizzazione' is divided into seven syllables (ca-rat-te-riz-za-zio-ne) with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun formed from a Latin root with the Italian nominalization suffix '-izzazione'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant division and maintaining consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The act or process of characterizing; the attribution of qualities or characteristics.
Characterization
“La caratterizzazione dei personaggi è fondamentale per un buon romanzo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('zza').
Syllables
ca — Open syllable, initial syllable.. rat — Closed syllable.. te — Open syllable.. riz — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. za — Open syllable.. zio — Closed syllable.. ne — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are typically divided between vowels.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless easily separable.
Penultimate Stress
Italian words ending in a vowel generally have stress on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'rz' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- No significant regional variations affect the syllabification.
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