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controcopertina

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

controcopertina

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tro-co-per-ti-na

Pronunciation

/kon.tro.ko.perˈti.na/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

contro- + copert- + -ina

The Italian word 'controcopertina' is divided into six syllables: con-tro-co-per-ti-na. It consists of the prefix 'contro-', the root 'copert-', and the suffix '-ina'. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ti'. Syllabification follows the rules of maximizing onsets and separating vowels.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The back cover of a book or other bound publication.

    Back cover

    “Ho scritto un messaggio sulla controcopertina del libro.”

    “La controcopertina presenta una breve biografia dell'autore.”

    syn:dorso
    ant:copertina

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ti'.

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tro/tro/
co/ko/
per/per/
ti/ti/
na/na/

con — Open syllable, onset consonant 'k', nucleus vowel 'o'. tro — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster 'tr', nucleus vowel 'o'. co — Open syllable, onset consonant 'k', nucleus vowel 'o'. per — Open syllable, onset consonant 'p', nucleus vowel 'e'. ti — Closed syllable, onset consonant 't', nucleus vowel 'i', stressed syllable. na — Open syllable, onset consonant 'n', nucleus vowel 'a'

Word Parts

pre

contro-

Latin origin, meaning 'against', 'opposite', or 'counter-'.

root

copert-

Latin *cooperire* meaning 'to cover'.

suf

-ina

Italian diminutive/feminine suffix, Latin origin.

Similar Words

con­tro­cam­poco­per­tu­ramac­chi­na

Maximizing Onsets

Consonant clusters like 'tr' and 'pr' are maintained as onsets of syllables.

Vowel Sequences

Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.

Penultimate Stress

In words ending in a vowel, the stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable.

  • The compound nature of the word doesn't introduce any unusual syllabification challenges.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
controcopertina(current)
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