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inginocchiavamo

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

inginocchiavamo

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-gi-no-cchia-va-mo

Pronunciation

/in.ɡi.nok.ˈkja.va.mo/

Stress

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Morphemes

in- + ginocch- + -iava-mo

The word 'inginocchiavamo' is syllabified as 'in-gi-no-cchia-va-mo', with stress on 'cchia'. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Italian rules regarding vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We were kneeling

    We were kneeling

    “Ogni domenica ci inginocchiavamo in chiesa.”

    “Da bambini, ci inginocchiavamo per chiedere scusa.”

    syn:prosternarsiinginocchiarsi
    ant:alzarsistare in piedi

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cchia'.

Syllables

6
in/in/
gi/d͡ʒi/
no/no/
cchia/kja/
va/va/
mo/mo/

in — Open syllable, no stress.. gi — Open syllable, consonant cluster broken after sonorant.. no — Open syllable, no stress.. cchia — Closed syllable, primary stress.. va — Open syllable, no stress.. mo — Open syllable, no stress.

Word Parts

pre

in-

Latin origin, intensifying prefix.

root

ginocch-

Latin *genus* (knee), core meaning.

suf

-iava-mo

Imperfect indicative ending, tense and person marking.

Similar Words

par­la­va­mocam­mi­na­va­moguar­da­va­mo

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Each syllable contains a vowel nucleus.

Sonorant Break Rule

Consonant clusters are broken after the first sonorant consonant.

gn as a Unit

The 'gn' digraph is treated as a single phoneme.

  • Initial 'ing-' cluster requires application of sonorant break rule and 'gn' digraph treatment.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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