inghiottonirono
Syllables
in-ghi-ot-to-ni-ro-no
Pronunciation
/iŋ.ɡjot.to.niˈro.no/
Stress
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Morphemes
ghiott + irono
The word 'inghiottonirono' is syllabified as in-ghi-ot-to-ni-ro-no, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's the third-person plural past historic of 'inghiottire' and follows standard Italian syllabification rules, treating 'gh' as a single phoneme and breaking consonant clusters between vowels.
Definitions
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Third-person plural past historic of 'inghiottire'
They swallowed
“I bambini inghiottonirono le pillole senza protestare.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ni').
Syllables
in — Open syllable, initial consonant.. ghi — Open syllable, 'gh' treated as a single phoneme.. ot — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. to — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ni — Open, stressed syllable.. ro — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. no — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel Division
Syllables are generally formed around a vowel, with consonants preceding or following the vowel.
Cluster Breaking
Consonant clusters are broken as much as possible, but digraphs like 'gh' are treated as single phonemes.
Penultimate Stress
In the passato remoto, stress often falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The past historic tense is less common in spoken Italian, particularly in the North.
- The 'gh' cluster is treated as a single phoneme.
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