dialettalizzero
Syllables
di-a-let-ta-liz-ze-ro
Pronunciation
/dja.let.ta.lit.ts'e.ro/
Stress
0000110
Morphemes
di- + alett- + -alizzero
The word 'dialettalizzero' is a complex verb form syllabified as di-a-let-ta-liz-ze-ro, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its pronunciation involves palatalization of the 'z' sound.
Definitions
- 1
First-person singular imperfect indicative of 'dialettalizzare'.
I was dialectalizing
“Quando ero bambino, dialettalizzero spesso le storie che mi raccontava mio nonno.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ze').
Syllables
di — Open syllable, initial syllable.. a — Open syllable, vowel-only syllable.. let — Closed syllable, containing a geminate consonant.. ta — Open syllable, following the geminate consonant.. liz — Closed syllable, containing a liquid consonant.. ze — Closed syllable, with palatalized 'z' sound.. ro — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are typically divided after vowels.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Geminate Consonants
Geminates are kept together within the same syllable.
- The geminate 'tt' must be kept together.
- The palatalization of /z/ to /ts/ is a phonetic realization, not a syllabic division rule.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Italian
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.