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infingardissimo

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

infingardissimo

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-fin-gar-dis-si-mo

Pronunciation

/infinɡarˈdissimo/

Stress

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Morphemes

in- + fingard- + -issimo

The word 'infingardissimo' is divided into six syllables based on the vowel-final rule of Italian syllabification. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a superlative adjective derived from Latin and Germanic roots, meaning 'extremely cowardly'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Extremely cowardly; utterly faint-hearted.

    Extremely cowardly

    “Era un uomo infingardissimo, incapace di affrontare qualsiasi pericolo.”

    syn:pavidovigliaccofifone
    ant:coraggiosovalorosoaudace

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('dis').

Syllables

6
in/in/
fin/fin/
gar/ɡar/
dis/dis/
si/si/
mo/mo/

in — Open syllable, unstressed.. fin — Open syllable, unstressed.. gar — Open syllable, unstressed.. dis — Open syllable, unstressed.. si — Open syllable, unstressed.. mo — Open syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

in-

Latin origin, negative prefix.

root

fingard-

Old Italian origin, meaning 'to shrink back'.

suf

-issimo

Latin origin, superlative suffix.

Similar Words

bel­lis­si­mora­pi­dis­si­molen­tis­si­mo

Vowel-Final Syllables

Italian syllables generally end in vowels. Each vowel sound forms a separate syllable.

  • The double 's' in 'dissimo' is treated as a single consonant cluster within the syllable.
  • Regional variations in vowel quality or stress timing may exist but do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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