macchiettassimo
Syllables
mac-chi-et-ta-ssi-mo
Pronunciation
/mak.kjet.taˈs.si.mo/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
macchi + ettassimo
The word 'macchiettassimo' is an Italian adjective meaning 'very spotted' or 'extremely showy'. It's divided into six syllables: mac-chi-et-ta-ssi-mo, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from the root 'macchi-' (spot) and the suffixes '-ett-', '-ass-', and '-imo' (diminutive, augmentative, and superlative respectively). Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster handling.
Definitions
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Extremely spotted, very showy, excessively affected, flamboyant.
Very spotted, extremely showy
“Un abito macchiettassimo”
“Il suo comportamento era macchiettassimo”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ta').
Syllables
mac — Open syllable, initial syllable.. chi — Closed syllable, contains a geminate consonant.. et — Open syllable, contains a diminutive suffix.. ta — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. ssi — Open syllable, contains an augmentative suffix.. mo — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-to-Vowel
Syllables are divided between vowels when possible.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are divided based on sonority and historical orthography. Geminate consonants belong to the following syllable.
Suffixes
Suffixes are generally treated as separate syllables.
- The '-ett-' suffix is treated as a single unit before the augmentative '-ass-'. Geminate 'cc' is treated as belonging to the following syllable.
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