eccellentemente
Syllables
ec-cel-len-te-men-te
Pronunciation
/ek.t͡ʃel.len.teˈmen.te/
Stress
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Morphemes
ec- + cell- + -ente
The adverb 'eccellentemente' is divided into six syllables: ec-cel-len-te-men-te. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'men'. The word is derived from Latin roots and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Italian rules, avoiding single intervocalic consonants and treating 'll' as a single phoneme.
Definitions
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Excellently, very well.
Excellently
“Ha superato l'esame eccellentemente.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'men'.
Syllables
ec — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cel — Closed syllable, containing the palatal lateral consonant 'll'.. len — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable.. men — Closed, stressed syllable, penultimate stress.. te — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
A consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.
Avoid Single Intervocalic Consonant
Italian avoids leaving a single consonant between vowels.
Palatal Lateral Consonant
The 'll' is treated as a single phoneme and does not break a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
In words ending in -e, -i, the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'll' sound is a palatal lateral approximant /ʎ/.
- Regional variations might affect vowel quality but not syllable division.
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