decontaminarono
Syllables
de-con-ta-mi-na-ro-no
Pronunciation
/de.kon.ta.miˈna.ro.no/
Stress
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Morphemes
de- + contamin- + -arono
The word 'decontaminarono' (they decontaminated) is divided into seven syllables (de-con-ta-mi-na-ro-no) with stress on the penultimate syllable. It follows standard Italian rules of vowel-based syllable division and penultimate stress placement.
Definitions
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They decontaminated.
They decontaminated.
“I vigili del fuoco decontaminarono l'area dopo l'incidente.”
“Gli esperti decontaminarono i vestiti esposti alle sostanze tossiche.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('na').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. con — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. mi — Open syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, stressed.. ro — Open syllable, unstressed.. no — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the second-to-last syllable in words ending in vowels or certain consonants.
- The word follows standard Italian syllabification rules without any significant anomalies.
- The synthetic nature of the verb ending (-arono) doesn't introduce any complexities.
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