constringessero
Syllables
con-strin-ges-se-ro
Pronunciation
/konˈstrindʒɛs.se.ro/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
con + string + essero
The word 'constringessero' is syllabified as con-strin-ges-se-ro, with stress on 'ges'. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Italian rules for vowel endings and consonant cluster breaks.
Definitions
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They were forcing/constraining.
They were forcing/constraining.
“Se lo constringessero, si ribellerebbe.”
“I genitori lo constringessero a studiare.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ges'.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, vowel ending.. strin — Closed syllable, consonant cluster broken after the first consonant.. ges — Closed syllable, 'g' pronounced as /dʒ/ before 'e', stressed syllable.. se — Open syllable, vowel ending.. ro — Open syllable, vowel ending.
Word Parts
Vowel Ending
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Break
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it's part of a complex onset.
G before E
The letter 'g' is pronounced as /dʒ/ before 'e'.
- The 'str' cluster is treated as a single unit for initial position but broken within the word.
- The pronunciation of 'g' before 'e' as /dʒ/ is a standard phonetic change.
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