contraddatavano
Syllables
con-trad-da-ta-va-no
Pronunciation
/kon.trad.da.taˈva.no/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
con- + trad- + -d-avano
The word 'contraddatavano' is divided into six syllables: con-trad-da-ta-va-no. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots, with a prefix 'con-', root 'trad-', and the imperfect indicative ending '-avano'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of dividing before consonant clusters and treating geminates as single units.
Definitions
- 1
They were contradicting.
They were contradicting.
“I bambini contraddatavano sempre i genitori.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ta').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. trad — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. da — Open syllable.. ta — Open syllable.. va — Open syllable.. no — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant Clusters
Syllables are divided before consonant clusters (e.g., 'trad-').
Single Consonants
Single consonants generally begin the following syllable (e.g., 'ta-').
Geminate Consonants
Geminate consonants are treated as a single unit within the syllable.
- The imperfect tense ending '-avano' is a common pattern and doesn't present unusual syllabification challenges.
- Geminates are treated as single units.
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