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irresistibilita

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

7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

irresistibilita

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ir-re-si-sti-bi-li-ta

Pronunciation

/ir.re.si.sti.bi.liˈta/

Stress

0001001

Morphemes

ir- + resist- + -ibilita

The word 'irresistibilita' is divided into seven syllables (ir-re-si-sti-bi-li-ta) with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'ir-', the root 'resist-', and the suffix '-ibilita'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel hiatus and consonant clustering.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being irresistible; the inability to resist something.

    Irresistibility

    “La sua bellezza era di un'irresistibilita assoluta.”

    syn:ineluttabilitàattrazione irresistibile
    ant:resistenzacontrollabilità

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

7
ir/ir/
re/re/
si/si/
sti/sti/
bi/bi/
li/li/
ta/ta/

ir — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. re — Open syllable.. si — Open syllable.. sti — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'st'.. bi — Open syllable.. li — Open syllable.. ta — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

ir-

Latin origin, negative prefix meaning 'not'.

root

resist-

Latin origin (*resistere* - to resist).

suf

-ibilita

Latin origin (*-ibilis* + *-tate*), forming an abstract noun indicating ability/quality.

Similar Words

pos­si­bi­li­tàre­spon­sa­bi­li­tàvi­si­bi­li­tà

Vowel Hiatus Rule

Vowels separated by consonants form separate syllables.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonants within a cluster remain in the same syllable.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Italian words generally stress the second-to-last syllable.

  • The geminate consonant 'ss' influences the preceding syllable's structure.
  • No significant regional variations in syllabification are expected for this word.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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