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contrattacchera

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
15 characters
Italian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “contrattacchera” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

contrattacchera

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-trat-tac-che-ra

Pronunciation

/kontrattaˈkkeːra/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

con- + tratta- + -acchera

The verb 'contrattacchera' (she/he/it counterattacks) is divided into five syllables: con-trat-tac-che-ra, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The division follows vowel nucleus and consonant cluster rules, and the word's morphology includes a prefix, root, and iterative suffix.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    She/He/It counterattacks.

    She/He/It counterattacks.

    “La squadra avversaria contrattacchera subito.”

    syn:ripiglia l'attaccorisponde all'attacco
    ant:arretraritira l'attacco

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('che').

Syllables

5
con/kon/
trat/trat/
tac/tak/
che/ke/
ra/ra/

con — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'o'. trat — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'tr'. tac — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 't'. che — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'. ra — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'

Word Parts

pre

con-

Latin origin, meaning 'with, together', functions as a prefix.

root

tratta-

From 'trattare' (to treat, to deal with), Latin 'tractare'.

suf

-acchera

Italian iterative/frequentative suffix, derived from 'acchiappare' (to catch).

Similar Words

con­trat­toat­tac­ca­reca­me­ra

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if pronounceable.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Italian words are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • Geminates ('tt', 'cc') are maintained within syllables.
  • The suffix '-acchera' is less common but follows standard morphological rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/14/2025

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