disabbigliavamo
Syllables
dis-ab-big-lia-va-mo
Pronunciation
/dis.ab.biʎˈʎa.va.mo/
Stress
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Morphemes
dis- + abbiglia- + -vamo
The word 'disabbigliavamo' is syllabified as dis-ab-big-lia-va-mo, with stress on 'lia'. It's a verb composed of the prefix 'dis-', root 'abbiglia-', and suffix '-vamo'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant separation and geminate consonant maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
To undress, to take clothes off.
We were undressing / We used to undress.
“Disabbigliavamo i bambini prima di metterli a letto.”
“Da piccoli, disabbigliavamo sempre velocemente.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'lia'.
Syllables
dis — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ab — Open syllable.. big — Closed syllable, contains a geminate consonant.. lia — Open syllable, primary stressed syllable.. va — Open syllable.. mo — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless easily separable.
Geminate Consonants
Geminate consonants are usually kept within the same syllable.
- The 'gl' cluster is a palatalized consonant, affecting pronunciation but not syllabification.
- The geminate 'bb' is maintained within the syllable 'big' as per Italian phonological rules.
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