disinflazionate
Syllables
di-s-in-fla-zio-na-te
Pronunciation
/dis.in.fla.tsjoˈna.te/
Stress
0000010
Morphemes
dis- + inflaz- + -ione-ate
The word 'disinflazionate' is divided into seven syllables: di-s-in-fla-zio-na-te. It's formed from the prefix 'dis-', the root 'inflaz-', and the suffixes '-ione' and '-ate'. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllable division follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant separation and maintaining common consonant clusters.
Definitions
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Uninflated, deflated; figuratively, disillusioned, dispirited.
Uninflated, deflated, disillusioned.
“Il palloncino era disinflazionato.”
“Si sentiva disinflazionato dopo il fallimento del progetto.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'na'.
Syllables
di — Open syllable, unstressed.. s — Closed syllable, unstressed.. in — Open syllable, unstressed.. fla — Open syllable, unstressed.. zio — Open syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are typically divided between vowels.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if they are common in Italian.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are typically stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'z' between vowels is pronounced as a voiced fricative /z/.
- The 'fl-' cluster is a common initial cluster and is treated as a single unit.
- The 'tsj-' cluster is less common but follows the principle of maintaining common clusters.
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