disalimentavamo
Syllables
dis-a-li-men-ta-va-mo
Pronunciation
/dis.a.li.menˈta.va.mo/
Stress
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Morphemes
dis- + aliment- + -ava-mo
The word 'disalimentavamo' is divided into seven syllables: dis-a-li-men-ta-va-mo. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'men'. It's a verb form derived from the Latin root 'aliment-' with the prefix 'dis-' indicating negation and suffixes marking tense and person. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of maximizing onsets and requiring a vowel nucleus in each syllable.
Definitions
- 1
To deprive of nourishment; to starve; to underfeed.
We were depriving of nourishment / We were starving.
“Durante la carestia, disalimentavamo i nostri figli.”
“Il regime disalimentava i prigionieri politici.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'men'.
Syllables
dis — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. li — Open syllable, onset consonant, vowel nucleus.. men — Closed syllable, onset consonant, vowel nucleus, coda consonant, stressed.. ta — Open syllable, onset consonant, vowel nucleus.. va — Open syllable, onset consonant, vowel nucleus.. mo — Open syllable, onset consonant, vowel nucleus.
Word Parts
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Maximizing Onsets
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel to create an onset whenever possible.
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are considered closed.
- The prefix 'dis-' is consistently treated as a separate syllable.
- The imperfect indicative suffix '-ava-' is consistently separated.
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