automobilistiche
Syllables
au-to-mo-bi-li-sti-che
Pronunciation
/ˌaw.to.mo.biˈli.sti.ke/
Stress
0000010
Morphemes
auto + mobilistiche
The word 'automobilistiche' is an Italian adjective meaning 'automotive'. It is divided into seven syllables: au-to-mo-bi-li-sti-che, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'sti'. It is morphologically complex, built from the root 'auto' and the suffixes '-mobile' and '-istiche'.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to automobiles; automotive.
Automotive, automobile-related
“industrie automobilistiche”
“parti automobilistiche”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sti').
Syllables
au — Open syllable, diphthong.. to — Open syllable.. mo — Open syllable.. bi — Open syllable.. li — Open syllable.. sti — Closed syllable, primary stress.. che — Open syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Combination Rule
Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable.
Vowel-Consonant Rule
Syllables generally end in vowels; consonants are assigned to the following vowel.
Stress Rule
Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters can occur within a syllable if permissible in Italian phonotactics.
- The length and complex morphology require careful application of syllabification rules. The *-istiche* suffix is a common source of complexity.
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