decalcificherai
Syllables
de-cal-ci-fi-che-rai
Pronunciation
/de.kal.t͡ʃi.fi.ˈke.rai/
Stress
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Morphemes
de- + calc- + -ificare-ai
The word 'decalcificherai' is a verb form divided into six syllables: de-cal-ci-fi-che-rai. Stress falls on 'che'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, breaking consonant clusters and accounting for phonetic changes like palatalization. It's morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes indicating its function as a verb in the future tense.
Definitions
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To decalcify; to remove calcium deposits.
To decalcify
“Il medico mi ha detto che devo decalcificare le arterie.”
syn:discalcificareant:calcificare
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('che').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cal — Open syllable.. ci — Closed syllable, 'c' palatalizes to /t͡ʃ/ before 'i'.. fi — Open syllable.. che — Open, stressed syllable.. rai — Open syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Syllables generally begin and end with vowels, creating open syllables.
Consonant-Vowel Syllables
Consonants followed by vowels form syllables.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are broken by the following vowel.
Palatalization
The 'c' before 'i' becomes /t͡ʃ/ influencing the syllable structure.
- The 'lc' cluster requires careful handling due to the palatalization of 'c' before 'i'.
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