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intervistassero

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6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

intervistassero

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-ter-vi-sta-sse-ro

Pronunciation

/ˌintervisˈtassero/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

inter- + vist- + -are

The word 'intervistassero' is a verb form divided into six syllables (in-ter-vi-sta-sse-ro) with stress on 'sta'. It's composed of the prefix 'inter-', root 'vist-', and suffixes '-are' and '-ssero'. It means 'they interviewed' and follows standard Italian syllabification rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    Third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'intervistare'.

    they interviewed / they would interview

    “Se potessero, mi intervistassero subito.”

    “Speravo che mi intervistassero per il lavoro.”

    syn:esaminasserointerrogassero
    ant:ignorasserotrascurassero

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
in/in/
ter/ter/
vi/vi/
sta/sta/
sse/sse/
ro/ro/

in — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ter — Open syllable.. vi — Open syllable.. sta — Closed, stressed syllable.. sse — Closed syllable, geminated 's'.. ro — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

inter-

Latin origin, meaning 'between' or 'among', functions as a compounding element.

root

vist-

Derived from 'vedere' (to see), Latin 'videre', relates to perception.

suf

-are

Latin origin, infinitive marker.

Similar Words

in­ter­vi­sta­redo­man­das­se­rocon­si­de­ras­se­ro

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable contains a vowel as its nucleus.

Penultimate Stress

Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable unless otherwise marked.

  • The geminated 's' in '-ssero' doesn't alter the syllabification.
  • The imperfect subjunctive ending '-ssero' consistently forms a separate syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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