contrastampante
Syllables
con-tra-stam-pan-te
Pronunciation
/kon.tra.ˈstampa.nte/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
contra- + stampa- + -nte
The word 'contrastampante' is divided into five syllables: con-tra-stam-pan-te. Stress falls on the third syllable ('stam'). It's a compound word with a prefix ('contra-'), root ('stampa-'), and suffix ('-nte'). Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant division and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
A person or thing that counter-prints or opposes printing; a counter-press.
Counter-printer, anti-printer
“Il contrastampante ha sabotato la macchina da stampa.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('stam'), following the penultimate stress rule in Italian.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. stam — Stressed syllable, contains consonant cluster 'mp'. pan — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are generally divided after vowels.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
- The compound nature of the word does not introduce any specific syllabification exceptions.
- The 'mp' cluster is treated as a single unit, which is standard.
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