incavigliassimo
Syllables
in-ca-vi-gli-as-si-mo
Pronunciation
/ˌiŋka.viʎˈʎas.si.mo/
Stress
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Morphemes
in- + caviglia- + -gliassimo
The word 'incavigliassimo' is syllabified into seven syllables: in-ca-vi-gli-as-si-mo. The primary stress falls on 'gli'. It's a complex verb form derived from 'incavigliare' with intensifying and inflectional suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, treating 'gl' as a single phoneme.
Definitions
- 1
I would entangle/complicate
I would entangle/complicate
“Se potessi, incavigliassimo le loro argomentazioni.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('gli').
Syllables
in — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. vi — Open syllable, unstressed.. gli — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. as — Open syllable, unstressed.. si — Open syllable, unstressed.. mo — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Ending Syllables
Syllables generally end in vowels. Consonant clusters are broken according to phonotactic constraints.
Digraph Treatment
The 'gl' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/ for syllabification.
- The 'gl' cluster is a common edge case in Italian, functioning as a single unit.
- Regional variations in pronunciation of /ʎ/ may exist but do not affect syllabification.
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