congratulassero
Syllables
con-gra-tu-las-se-ro
Pronunciation
/kon.ɡra.tu.las.ˈse.ro/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
con + gratul + assero
The word 'congratulassero' is divided into six syllables based on vowel separation and onset maximization. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'las'. It's a verb in the imperfect subjunctive, derived from Latin roots, meaning 'they congratulated themselves'.
Definitions
- 1
They congratulated themselves
They congratulated themselves
“Se avessero vinto, si sarebbero congratulassero.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'las'.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. gra — Open syllable.. tu — Open syllable.. las — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. se — Open syllable.. ro — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Syllable division occurs before each vowel.
Onset Maximization
Consonants are assigned to the onset of the following syllable when possible.
- The geminate 'ss' influences phonetic duration but not syllable division.
- Italian generally avoids consonant clusters at the end of syllables, which is respected in this word.
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