intraversassero
Syllables
in-tra-ver-sas-se-ro
Pronunciation
/ˌintraverˈsasserɔ/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
intra- + ver- + -s-a-s-se-ro
The word 'intraversassero' is a verb in the 3rd person plural past historic tense. It is divided into six syllables: in-tra-ver-sas-se-ro, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'sas'. The morphemic breakdown reveals a Latin-derived prefix, root, and several inflectional suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of open syllables, consonant clusters, and vowel hiatus.
Definitions
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They crossed, they traversed.
They crossed/traversed.
“I viaggiatori intraversassero il ponte.”
“Le truppe intraversassero il fiume.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'sas'.
Syllables
in — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ver — Open syllable, unstressed.. sas — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. se — Open syllable, unstressed.. ro — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally broken after the first consonant, unless they form a permissible initial cluster.
Vowel Hiatus
When two vowels come together, they usually form separate syllables.
Penultimate Stress
In many Italian words, the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The past historic tense ending '-sero' is a common feature of Italian verb conjugation.
- The 's' sounds are not geminated, so they are naturally separated into different syllables.
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