dottored͡ʒavano
Syllables
do-tto-re-d͡ʒa-va-no
Pronunciation
/dot.to.red.d͡ʒaˈva.no/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
dottore + eggiavano
The word 'dottoreggiavano' is a verb form derived from 'dottore' (doctor) with iterative suffix '-eggia-' and imperfect ending '-vano'. It's divided into six syllables: do-tto-re-d͡ʒa-va-no, with stress on the penultimate syllable. Geminate consonants are kept within the same syllable.
Definitions
- 1
To act like a doctor, to give medical advice pretentiously, to play at being a doctor.
They were acting like doctors / They were pretending to be doctors.
“I bambini dottoreggiavano curando le bambole.”
“Non ascoltare i suoi consigli, dottoreggia soltanto.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('reg-gia-va-no').
Syllables
do — Open syllable, initial syllable. tto — Closed syllable, geminate consonant. re — Open syllable. d͡ʒa — Closed syllable. va — Open syllable. no — Closed syllable, final syllable
Word Parts
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Onset-Rhyme Principle
Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus (Rhyme) preceded by optional consonants (Onset).
Geminate Consonant Rule
Geminate consonants are generally kept within the same syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are treated as single onsets if they are permissible in Italian phonotactics.
- The geminate 'gg' in 'reggiavano' is a key feature. Italian prefers to keep geminates together within a syllable.
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