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imbottigliavamo

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6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

imbottigliavamo

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

im-bot-ti-glia-va-mo

Pronunciation

/im.bot.tiˈʎja.va.mo/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

im- + bottiglia- + -are/-vamo

The word 'imbottigliavamo' is divided into six syllables: im-bot-ti-glia-va-mo. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'glia'. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Italian rules of consonant-vowel separation.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To bottle, to put into bottles.

    We were bottling.

    “Noi imbottigliavamo il vino ogni autunno.”

    “Quando ero bambino, mio nonno imbottigliavamo la salsa di pomodoro.”

    syn:imbottigliareriempire di bottiglie
    ant:disbottigliare

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'glia'.

Syllables

6
im/im/
bot/bot/
ti/ti/
glia/ʎja/
va/va/
mo/mo/

im — Open syllable, consonant + vowel.. bot — Open syllable, consonant + vowel.. ti — Open syllable, consonant + vowel.. glia — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'gl' + vowel, stressed.. va — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.. mo — Open syllable, consonant + vowel.

Word Parts

pre

im-

Latin *in-*, negative prefix.

root

bottiglia-

Latin *buttiglia*, bottle.

suf

-are/-vamo

Latin *-are* (infinitive) and *-bamus* (imperfect indicative, 1st person plural).

Similar Words

par­la­va­moman­gia­va­moguar­da­va­mo

Consonant + Vowel

Syllables are formed by separating consonant-vowel combinations.

Vowel + Consonant

Syllables are formed by separating vowel-consonant combinations.

Consonant Cluster + Vowel

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable until a vowel is encountered.

  • The 'gli' cluster requires a specific palatal lateral approximant pronunciation.
  • The imperfect ending '-vamo' is a standard inflectional suffix.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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