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figurativamente

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

7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

figurativamente

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

fi-gu-ra-ti-va-men-te

Pronunciation

/fi.ɡu.ra.ti.vaˈmen.te/

Stress

0001001

Morphemes

figura- + figura- + -tivamente

The word 'figurativamente' is divided into seven syllables: fi-gu-ra-ti-va-men-te. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's an adverb formed from the root 'figura' with the adverbial suffix '-tivamente'. Syllabification follows the standard Italian rule of consonant-vowel combinations.

Definitions

adverb
  1. 1

    In a figurative manner; not literally.

    Figuratively

    “Ha interpretato il sogno figurativamente.”

    “Parlando figurativamente, la vita è un viaggio.”

    syn:metaforicamentesimbolicamente
    ant:letteralmente

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

7
fi/fi/
gu/ɡu/
ra/ra/
ti/ti/
va/va/
men/men/
te/te/

fi — Open syllable, initial syllable.. gu — Open syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. ti — Closed syllable.. va — Open syllable.. men — Closed syllable.. te — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

figura-

Latin origin, meaning 'shape' or 'form'.

root

figura-

Latin origin, core meaning of the word.

suf

-tivamente

Latin and Italian origin, forms an adverb from an adjective.

Similar Words

al­ter­na­ti­va­men­telet­te­ra­lmen­tefon­da­men­tal­men­te

Consonant + Vowel

Each syllable generally consists of a consonant followed by a vowel, adhering to the basic Italian syllabification principle.

  • The double consonant 't' in 'tivamente' does not affect syllabification.
  • Regional variations in vowel quality do not alter the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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