contraddatavate
Syllables
con-trad-da-ta-va-te
Pronunciation
/kontrad.daˈta.va.te/
Stress
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Morphemes
con- + trad- + -datavate
The word 'contraddatavate' is a verb form with the syllable division con-trad-da-ta-va-te. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from a prefix, root, and suffixes. The phonetic transcription is /kontrad.daˈta.va.te/.
Definitions
- 1
Second-person plural imperfect indicative of 'contraddire'.
You (plural) were contradicting.
“Voi contraddatavate sempre le mie affermazioni.”
ant:concordare
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ta'), making it the most prominent syllable in pronunciation.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. trad — Closed syllable, contains consonant cluster 'tr'. da — Open syllable.. ta — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. va — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel typically begins a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but certain clusters (like 'tr') are maintained within a syllable.
Final Consonants
A single final consonant usually closes the syllable.
- The double 'd' is treated as a single consonant for syllabification.
- Minimal regional variations in pronunciation affect syllabification.
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