imparucchiavate
Syllables
im-pa-ruc-chia-va-te
Pronunciation
/im.pa.ruk.kjaˈva.te/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
im- + parruc- + -chia-
The word 'imparucchiavate' is a verb form with six syllables (im-pa-ruc-chia-va-te). Stress falls on the fourth syllable ('chia'). It's morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, with vowel-consonant-vowel division and treatment of 'cch' as a single unit.
Definitions
- 1
To ruffle someone's hair, to make someone look untidy (in the past, habitually).
You all were ruffling (someone's hair), you all used to make (someone) look untidy.
“I bambini imparucchiavano il cane mentre giocavano.”
“Mamma, smettete di imparucchiarmi i capelli!”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('chia'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
im — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. ruc — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. chia — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. va — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, final syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are typically divided between vowels.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally broken up, but certain combinations are treated as single units.
Penultimate Stress
Italian words generally stress the penultimate syllable.
- The 'im-' prefix is always a separate syllable.
- The 'cch' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
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