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competentemente

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

competentemente

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

com-pe-ten-te-men-te

Pronunciation

/kom.pe.ten.teˈmen.te/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

com- + pet- + -ente

The Italian adverb 'competentemente' is syllabified as com-pe-ten-te-men-te, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It follows standard Italian rules for vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel division, and its structure is typical of adverbs formed with the -mente suffix.

Definitions

adverb
  1. 1

    In a competent or skillful manner.

    Competently

    “Ha svolto il lavoro competentemente.”

    syn:abilmenteefficacemente
    ant:incompetenemente

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('te').

Syllables

6
com/kom/
pe/pe/
ten/ten/
te/te/
men/men/
te/te/

com — Open syllable. pe — Open syllable. ten — Open syllable. te — Closed, stressed syllable. men — Closed syllable. te — Closed syllable

Word Parts

pre

com-

Latin origin, intensifying prefix

root

pet-

Latin *petere* (to seek), related to competence

suf

-ente

Latin present participle suffix

Similar Words

fre­quen­te­men­tee­vi­den­te­men­tedol­ce­men­te

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are generally divided after vowels.

Consonant-Vowel Division

Syllables are divided before vowels following consonants.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in Italian.

  • No significant exceptions to standard Italian syllabification rules are present.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/22/2025

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