commissurotomie
Syllables
com-mis-su-ro-to-mie
Pronunciation
/kommis.su.ro.toˈmi.e/
Stress
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Morphemes
com- + missuro-tomo- + -ie
The Italian word 'commissurotomie' is divided into six syllables: com-mis-su-ro-to-mie, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ro'. It's a complex noun of medical terminology with Latin and Greek roots, and its syllabification follows standard Italian rules regarding consonant clusters and vowel groups.
Definitions
- 1
A surgical operation involving the sectioning of the commisures of the brain.
Commissurotomy
“Il dottore ha eseguito una commissurotomie per trattare l'epilessia.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ro'.
Syllables
com — Open syllable, onset consonant /k/, vowel /o/, coda /m/.. mis — Open syllable, onset consonant /m/, vowel /i/, coda /s/.. su — Open syllable, onset consonant /s/, vowel /u/.. ro — Open syllable, onset consonant /r/, vowel /o/, stressed syllable.. to — Open syllable, onset consonant /t/, vowel /o/.. mie — Open syllable, onset consonant /m/, vowel /i/, coda /e/.
Word Parts
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Consonant Clusters
Syllables are divided within consonant clusters to avoid stranded consonants.
Vowel Groups
Each vowel generally forms a separate syllable.
Sonority Hierarchy
Consonant clusters are broken before less sonorous consonants.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'ss' cluster is treated as a single phoneme /s/.
- The word's length and complexity require careful application of the rules.
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