disprometteremo
Syllables
dis-pro-met-te-re-mo
Pronunciation
/dis.pro.met.te.re.mo/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
dis- + promet- + -t-e-re-mo
The word 'disprometteremo' is a future tense verb form. It is divided into six syllables: dis-pro-met-te-re-mo, with stress on 'met'. The morphemic breakdown reveals a negative prefix 'dis-', a root 'promet-', and future tense suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant division and maximizing onsets.
Definitions
- 1
To break a promise; to fail to fulfill.
We will break (our) promise.
“Vi disprometteremo di aiutarvi.”
“Non disprometteremo mai la nostra parola.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('met'), following the typical penultimate stress pattern in Italian.
Syllables
dis — Open syllable, unstressed.. pro — Open syllable, unstressed.. met — Closed syllable, stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. mo — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants where possible.
Maximizing Onsets
Consonant clusters are maintained as onsets if they are permissible in Italian phonology.
Penultimate Stress
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in Italian words.
- The 'dis-' prefix always forms a separate syllable.
- The 't' between 'promet' and 'tere' is a linking vowel and doesn't create a new syllable.
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