macchietteranno
Syllables
mac-chie-tte-ran-no
Pronunciation
/mak.kjet.teˈranno/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
macchi- + -etteranno
The word 'macchietteranno' is a third-person plural future tense verb form. It is divided into five syllables: mac-chie-tte-ran-no, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ran'. The word contains a Latin-derived root and an augmentative suffix, influencing its syllable structure.
Definitions
- 1
To stain, to spot, to smudge (future tense, third-person plural).
They will stain.
“I bambini macchietteranno i vestiti con la pittura.”
“Non preoccuparti, macchietteranno solo un po' il muro.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ran'.
Syllables
mac — Open syllable, initial syllable.. chie — Closed syllable, contains geminate consonant.. tte — Open syllable, contains geminate consonant.. ran — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. no — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant Clusters
Geminate consonants (cc, tt) are kept within the same syllable.
Vowel Hiatus/Diphthongs
No significant vowel combinations affecting syllabification.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The '-etter-' infix is an unusual augmentative/frequentative suffix.
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