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interfogliavano

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

interfogliavano

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-ter-fo-glia-va-no

Pronunciation

/ˌinterfoʎˈʎaːvano/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

inter- + foglia- + -vano

The word 'interfogliavano' is a verb form derived from the prefix 'inter-', root 'foglia-', and suffix '-vano'. It is divided into six syllables: in-ter-fo-glia-va-no, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'va'. The 'gli' cluster is treated as a single phoneme. Syllabification follows standard Italian vowel-initial syllable division rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To interleave leaves; to weave leaves together.

    To interleave leaves

    “I bambini interfogliavano le foglie per creare un nido.”

    “Il vento interfogliava le foglie secche sul terreno.”

    syn:intrecciare fogliesovrapporre foglie
    ant:separare fogliedistaccare foglie

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'va'. The stress pattern is typical for Italian verbs.

Syllables

6
in/in/
ter/ter/
fo/fo/
glia/ʎa/
va/va/
no/no/

in — Open syllable, unstressed.. ter — Open syllable, unstressed.. fo — Open syllable, unstressed.. glia — Open syllable, unstressed.. va — Open syllable, primary stressed.. no — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

inter-

Latin origin, meaning 'between' or 'among'. Prefixes modify the meaning of the root.

root

foglia-

Latin *folia*, meaning 'leaf'. Provides the core meaning.

suf

-vano

Italian verb ending, imperfect indicative, 3rd person plural. Indicates tense, mood, person, and number.

Similar Words

par­la­va­nocam­mi­na­va­noguar­da­va­no

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Syllable division occurs before vowels.

Penultimate Stress

Italian words typically stress the penultimate syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally broken according to phonotactic constraints, but 'gli' is treated as a single unit.

  • The 'gli' cluster is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/.
  • The imperfect verb ending '-vano' is a standard feature of Italian verb conjugation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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