gastrointestinale
Syllables
gas-tro-in-tes-ti-na-le
Pronunciation
/ɡastroˌintestiˈnaːle/
Stress
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Morphemes
gastro- + intestin- + -ale
The word 'gastrointestinale' is divided into seven syllables: gas-tro-in-tes-ti-na-le, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'gastro-', the root 'intestin-', and the suffix '-ale'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules prioritizing CV syllables and maintaining consonant clusters.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('na' in 'intestinale').
Syllables
gas- — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. tro- — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. in- — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. tes- — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. ti- — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. na- — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. le — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant.
Word Parts
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CV Syllable Preference
Italian favors syllables of the form Consonant-Vowel (CV).
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are unpronounceable.
Syllable Ending
Syllables must end in either a vowel or a consonant.
- The double 't' in 'intestinale' is treated as a single consonant cluster within the syllable 'tes-'.
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