incatricchiante
Syllables
in-ca-tri-cchi-an-te
Pronunciation
/ˌiŋkaˈtrik.kjan.te/
Stress
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Morphemes
in- + catricch- + -iante
The word 'incatricchiante' is divided into six syllables: in-ca-tri-cchi-an-te. It's an adjective with a Latin-derived root and suffix, and the primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The 'cc' cluster is treated as a single unit in syllabification.
Definitions
- 1
Entangling, complicating, intricate, perplexing.
Entangling, complicated, intricate.
“Una situazione incatricchiante.”
“Un problema incatricchiante.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('an').
Syllables
in — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Open syllable.. tri — Open syllable.. cchi — Closed syllable, digraph 'cc' treated as a single unit.. an — Open syllable.. te — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel-Ending Syllables
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority hierarchy, but digraphs like 'cc' are treated as single units before 'i' and 'e'.
- The 'cc' cluster is treated as a single unit before 'i' and 'e' due to the resulting affricate sound.
- Regional variations in vowel quality may occur but do not affect syllable division.
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