difficoltassero
Syllables
dif-fi-col-tas-se-ro
Pronunciation
/dif.fi.kol.tas.se.ro/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
dif- + ficol- + -tassero
Difficoltassero is a six-syllable Italian verb (imperfect subjunctive) with stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows the CV pattern, and the word is morphologically complex with Latin roots.
Definitions
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The imperfect subjunctive of 'difficoltare' (to make difficult).
would make difficult, were to make difficult
“Se avessi più tempo, difficoltassero la situazione.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tas').
Syllables
dif — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. fi — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. col — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. tas — Open, stressed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. se — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ro — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Each consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
- The 'lt' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- The double 'ss' is treated as a single consonant sound within the syllable.
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