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intercettamento

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6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

intercettamento

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-ter-cet-ta-men-to

Pronunciation

/ˌintertʃetːaˈmento/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

inter- + cett- + -amento

The word 'intercettamento' is divided into six syllables: in-ter-cet-ta-men-to. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('men'). It's a noun formed from a Latin root with prefixes and suffixes, following standard Italian syllabification and stress rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act of intercepting; the state of being intercepted.

    Interception

    “L'intercettamento delle comunicazioni è regolato dalla legge.”

    “Il suo intercettamento ha sventato il piano.”

    syn:catturabloccoostacolo
    ant:rilasciopermesso

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
in/in/
ter/ter/
cet/tʃet/
ta/ta/
men/men/
to/to/

in — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. ter — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. cet — Closed syllable, consonant cluster + vowel.. ta — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. men — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel, stressed.. to — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.

Word Parts

pre

inter-

Latin origin, meaning 'between, among', verbal prefix.

root

cett-

Latin origin (capere - to take, seize), verbal root.

suf

-amento

Latin origin (-mentum), nominalizing suffix forming a noun from a verb.

Similar Words

a­vvo­ca­men­toac­cet­ta­men­tori­trat­ta­men­to

Consonant-Vowel Syllabification

A consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Syllabification

Italian allows certain consonant clusters within a syllable.

Penultimate Stress Rule

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in a vowel.

  • The double 't' in 'cettamento' is a result of Latin etymology and affects pronunciation (gemination).
  • Italian syllabification prioritizes maintaining consonant clusters within syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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