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controcopertine

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

controcopertine

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tro-co-per-ti-ne

Pronunciation

/kon.tro.ko.perˈti.ne/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

contro- + copert- + -ine

The word 'controcopertine' is divided into six syllables: con-tro-co-per-ti-ne. It consists of the prefix 'contro-', the root 'copert-', and the suffix '-ine'. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ti'). Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant separation and penultimate stress.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Back covers (of books, etc.)

    Back covers

    “Le controcopertine dei libri erano illustrate.”

    syn:copertine posteriori
    ant:copertine anteriori

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

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

con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tro — Open syllable.. co — Open syllable.. per — Open syllable.. ti — Closed, stressed syllable.. ne — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contro-

Latin origin, meaning 'against', 'opposite'. Negation/opposition.

root

copert-

Latin *cooperire*, meaning 'to cover'. Core meaning of covering.

suf

-ine

Italian suffix, feminine plural. Indicates gender and number.

Similar Words

con­tro­cam­pocon­tro­cor­ren­teco­per­ti­na

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel

Syllables are typically divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.

Penultimate Stress

Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.

  • No significant exceptions or special cases were encountered.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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