demoralizzavate
Syllables
de-mo-ra-liz-za-va-te
Pronunciation
/de.mo.ra.lit.tsaˈva.te/
Stress
0001000
Morphemes
de- + moral- + -izzare-vate
The word 'demoralizzavate' is divided into seven syllables based on vowel-based syllabification rules, with the primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The presence of a geminate consonant ('zz') is a notable feature, but doesn't affect the syllable division. The word is morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and two suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
You (plural) were demoralizing.
You were demoralizing
“I suoi commenti vi demoralizzavano continuamente.”
“Demoralizzavate i vostri avversari con la vostra superiorità.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('liz').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. mo — Open syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. liz — Closed syllable with geminate consonant.. za — Open syllable.. va — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
de-
Latin origin, meaning 'down from', 'away from', or reversal/negation. Prefix.
moral-
Latin origin, relating to morals or character. Root.
-izzare-vate
Latin and Italian origins. -izzare is a verb-forming suffix, -vate is an inflectional suffix indicating 2nd person plural imperfect indicative.
Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables generally end in vowels. Consonants are assigned to the following vowel unless they form a permissible cluster.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable as long as they adhere to Italian phonotactic constraints.
- The geminate consonant 'zz' in 'liz' is a characteristic feature of Italian phonology and doesn't alter the syllabification process but affects pronunciation.
- Italian syllabification generally avoids leaving a syllable without a vowel.
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