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interscolastico

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

interscolastico

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-ter-sco-la-sti-co

Pronunciation

/ˌinter.skoˈla.sti.ko/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

inter- + scol- + -astico

The word 'interscolastico' is divided into six syllables: in-ter-sco-la-sti-co. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'inter-', the root 'scol-', and the suffix '-astico'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, with the 'sc' cluster treated as a single unit.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or involving multiple schools; interscholastic.

    Interscholastic

    “Il torneo interscolastico di calcio.”

    “Un evento interscolastico.”

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
in/in/
ter/ter/
sco/sko/
la/la/
sti/sti/
co/ko/

in — Open syllable, unstressed.. ter — Open syllable, unstressed.. sco — Closed syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. sti — Closed syllable, unstressed.. co — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

inter-

Latin origin, meaning 'between' or 'among'.

root

scol-

Latin origin (schola), meaning 'school'.

suf

-astico

Latin origin (-asticus), adjectival suffix.

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­ta­riode­mo­cra­ti­coar­ti­sti­co

Vowel Rule

Syllables generally end in vowels.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally broken after the first consonant.

‘sc’ digraph rule

The ‘sc’ digraph is treated as a single sound unit and remains together.

  • The 'sc' cluster is treated as a single phoneme /sk/.
  • Penultimate stress is standard for words ending in '-ico'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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