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duecentoquaranta

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
16 characters
Italian
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6syllables

duecentoquaranta

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

due-cen-to-qua-ran-ta

Pronunciation

/dwe.tʃen.to.kwa.ran.ta/

Stress

000101

Morphemes

due + cento + quaranta

The word 'duecentoquaranta' (240) is divided into six syllables based on vowel-consonant boundaries. It's a numeral with Latin roots, and stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification adheres to standard Italian phonological rules.

Definitions

numeral
  1. 1

    Two hundred and forty

    Two hundred and forty

    “Ho comprato duecentoquaranta libri.”

    “La temperatura era di duecentoquaranta gradi.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ran').

Syllables

6
due/dwe/
cen/tʃen/
to/to/
qua/kwa/
ran/ran/
ta/ta/

due — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cen — Open syllable, following a consonant.. to — Open syllable, following a consonant.. qua — Open syllable, digraph treated as a single sound.. ran — Open syllable, following a consonant.. ta — Open syllable, final syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

due

Latin origin, meaning 'two'

root

cento

Latin origin, meaning 'hundred'

suf

quaranta

Derived from 'quattro' (four), indicating 'forty'

Similar Words

tren­ta­quat­trocen­to­ven­ti­cin­quequa­ran­tot­to

Vowel-Initial Syllable

Any vowel following a consonant typically begins a new syllable.

Consonant-Vowel Combination

A consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.

Digraph Treatment

The 'qu' digraph is treated as a single consonant sound.

  • The 'qu' digraph is treated as a single sound. Italian avoids syllable-final consonant clusters, but they are permissible in compound words.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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