dispietatemente
Syllables
di-spi-e-ta-te-men-te
Pronunciation
/dis.pje.ta.teˈmen.te/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
dis- + pietà + -mente
The adverb 'dispietatamente' is divided into seven syllables: di-spi-e-ta-te-men-te. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'te'. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'dis-', the root 'pietà', and the suffix '-mente'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of consonant-vowel division and cluster preservation.
Definitions
- 1
In a spiteful, unkind, or callous manner.
Dispitefully, unkindly, callously.
“Si comportò dispietatamente con i suoi amici.”
“Ha agito dispietatamente verso di lei.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'te'.
Syllables
di — Open syllable, initial syllable.. spi — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. e — Open syllable, single vowel.. ta — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.. te — Closed, stressed syllable.. men — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. te — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant + Vowel
Syllables are divided between a consonant and a following vowel.
Vowel
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable as the onset.
Penultimate Stress
Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
- The 'sp' and 'mn' clusters are treated as single onsets.
- No major exceptions to standard Italian syllabification rules were encountered.
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