infinocchiavamo
Syllables
in-fi-noc-chia-va-mo
Pronunciation
/in.fi.nok.kjaˈva.mo/
Stress
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Morphemes
in- + nocch- + -vamo
The word 'infinocchiavamo' is syllabified as in-fi-noc-chia-va-mo, with stress on 'chia'. It's a verb form derived from 'infinocchiare' (to deceive), exhibiting typical Italian syllabification rules based on vowel endings and consonant cluster handling. The morphemic structure includes a prefix, root, and suffixes indicating tense and person.
Definitions
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We were deceiving
We were deceiving
“Da bambini, infinocchiavamo i nostri genitori per avere più caramelle.”
“Non avrei mai pensato che mi infinocchiavano in questo modo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'chia'.
Syllables
in — Open syllable, unstressed.. fi — Open syllable, unstressed.. noc — Closed syllable, unstressed.. chia — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. va — Open syllable, unstressed.. mo — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Ending Syllables
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority hierarchy, but single consonants remain within the syllable.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /k/ for syllabification.
- The 'nocch' cluster is a common feature in Italian and doesn't present a significant exception.
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