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criminalizzante

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “criminalizzante” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

criminalizzante

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

cri-mi-na-liz-zan-te

Pronunciation

/kriminaˌlitzˈtsante/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

cri- + minal- + -izzante

The word 'criminalizzante' is syllabified as cri-mi-na-liz-zan-te, following Italian CV and CVC rules. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a complex word of Latin origin functioning as an adjective or present participle meaning 'criminalizing'.

Definitions

Adjective/Present Participle
  1. 1

    Tending to criminalize; making something criminal.

    Criminalizing, criminalizer

    “Un approccio criminalizzante alla povertà.”

    syn:penalizzantesanzionante
    ant:depenalizzantelegalizzante

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
cri/kri/
mi/mi/
na/na/
liz/litz/
zan/tsan/
te/te/

cri — Open syllable, CV structure.. mi — Open syllable, CV structure.. na — Open syllable, CV structure.. liz — Closed syllable, CVC structure.. zan — Open syllable, CV structure.. te — Open syllable, CV structure.

Word Parts

pre

cri-

From Latin *crimen* (crime).

root

minal-

Related to punishment or crime.

suf

-izzante

Verbal suffix indicating an action in progress or a quality of performing the action (present participle), derived from Latin *-izare* and *-ante*.

Similar Words

im­por­tan­tedif­fe­ren­tein­te­res­san­te

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Italian generally divides syllables between consonants and vowels.

CVC Structure

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant syllables are formed when a vowel is surrounded by consonants.

  • The double 'z' in 'liz' is treated as a single consonant within the CVC structure.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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