decalcificavate
Syllables
de-cal-ci-fi-ca-va-te
Pronunciation
/de.kal.tʃi.fiˈka.va.te/
Stress
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Morphemes
de- + calc- + -ificare-vate
The word 'decalcificavate' is a verb form syllabified as de-cal-ci-fi-ca-va-te, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ca'. It's composed of the prefix 'de-', root 'calc-', and suffixes '-ificare' and '-vate'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, breaking consonant clusters where appropriate.
Definitions
- 1
To decalcify; to remove calcium deposits.
They were decalcifying.
“I medici decalcificavano le arterie del paziente.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cal — Closed syllable.. ci — Closed syllable.. fi — Open syllable.. ca — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. va — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable, final syllable.
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Initial Syllable Rule
Each syllable begins with a vowel or a consonant.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.
Stress Rule
In Italian, stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable unless otherwise indicated by an accent mark.
- The 'ci' cluster is a standard Italian digraph representing /tʃi/.
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