decontaminavamo
Syllables
de-con-ta-mi-na-va-mo
Pronunciation
/de.kon.ta.miˈna.va.mo/
Stress
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Morphemes
de- + contamin- + -ava-mo
The word 'decontaminavamo' is syllabified as de-con-ta-mi-na-va-mo, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Italian rules of maximizing onsets and respecting vowel sequences.
Definitions
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We were decontaminating.
We were decontaminating.
“Decontaminavamo l'area dopo l'incidente.”
“Mentre loro decontaminavano, noi decontaminavamo un'altra zona.”
ant:contaminando
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'na' (de-con-ta-mi-**na**-va-mo).
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. con — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. ta — Open syllable.. mi — Open syllable.. na — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. va — Open syllable.. mo — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Each vowel typically begins a new syllable.
Maximizing Onsets
Consonant clusters are broken to create syllables with onsets whenever possible.
Consonant-Vowel Pairing
Consonants are generally paired with following vowels to form syllables.
- The prefix 'de-' is always a separate syllable.
- The imperfective ending '-ava-' is consistently treated as a single syllable.
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