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deuterocanonici

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

deuterocanonici

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

deu-te-ro-ca-no-ni-ci

Pronunciation

/deu.te.ro.ka.no.ni.tʃi/

Stress

0000010

Morphemes

deutero- + canon- + -ici

The word 'deuterocanonici' is divided into seven syllables: deu-te-ro-ca-no-ni-ci. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, derived from Greek and Latin roots, and functions as an adjective. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, with the notable exception of 'c' becoming /tʃ/ before 'i'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the books of the Bible that are considered canonical by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches but not by Protestants.

    Deuterocanonical

    “I libri deuterocanonici sono presenti nella Bibbia cattolica.”

    syn:Apocryphal (in some contexts)
    ant:Protocanonical

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ni').

Syllables

7
deu/deu/
te/te/
ro/ro/
ca/ka/
no/no/
ni/ni/
ci/tʃi/

deu — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. te — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. ro — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. ca — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. no — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. ni — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. ci — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.

Word Parts

pre

deutero-

Greek origin, meaning 'second'.

root

canon-

Greek/Latin origin, meaning 'rule, standard'.

suf

-ici

Latin origin, adjectival plural suffix.

Similar Words

bi­bli­o­te­cau­ni­ver­si­tàpar­ti­co­la­re

Vowel-Initial Syllable

Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.

Consonant Cluster followed by Vowel

Consonant clusters are generally broken up before a vowel.

  • Palatalization of 'c' before 'i' resulting in /tʃ/.
  • Length of the word and the resulting number of syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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