Hyphenation ofmacroeconomiche

Linguistic Analysis of "macroeconomiche" (Italian)

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "macroeconomiche" is an Italian adjective, feminine plural, meaning "macroeconomic". It's pronounced with a relatively even stress distribution, though the penultimate syllable receives primary stress.

2. Syllable Division:

Following Italian syllabification rules, the word divides as follows (see JSON output for the orthographic representation).

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: macro- (Greek origin, meaning "large", "long"). Functions as a size intensifier.
• Root: econom- (Greek origin, from oikos "house" + nomos "law", meaning "management of the household").
• Suffix: -iche (Latin/Italian origin, feminine plural adjectival suffix). Indicates gender and number agreement.

4. Stress Identification:

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable: ma-cro-e-co-no-mi-che.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ˌmakroekonoˈmi.ke/

6. Edge Case Review:

Italian syllabification generally avoids leaving a single consonant between vowels. This rule is followed here. The presence of the double consonant 'cc' doesn't create an issue as it's treated as a single consonant sound within the syllable.

7. Grammatical Role:

As an adjective, the syllabification remains consistent regardless of its function in a sentence. However, if the word were hypothetically derived into a noun (which is rare), the stress might shift slightly, but the syllable division would remain largely the same.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: Relating to the large-scale economy as a whole.
• Translation: Macroeconomic
• Grammatical Category: Adjective (feminine plural)
• Synonyms: (Italian) economiche su larga scala, globali
• Antonyms: microeconomiche
• Examples: Politiche macroeconomiche efficaci. (Effective macroeconomic policies.) Le tendenze macroeconomiche sono preoccupanti. (The macroeconomic trends are worrying.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• "microeconomiche": mi-cro-e-co-no-mi-che. Similar structure, stress on the penultimate syllable. The difference lies in the initial syllable, demonstrating the influence of the prefix.
• "economiche": e-co-no-mi-che. Syllable division follows the same pattern, highlighting the core root syllable.
• "demografiche": de-mo-gra-fi-che. Similar vowel-consonant structure, stress on the penultimate syllable. Demonstrates the consistent application of syllabification rules across different prefixes.

10. Syllable Analysis Details:

• ma: Open syllable, unstressed. Rule: Initial syllable.
• cro: Closed syllable, unstressed. Rule: Consonant cluster within a syllable.
• e: Open syllable, unstressed. Rule: Single vowel constitutes a syllable.
• co: Closed syllable, unstressed. Rule: Consonant cluster within a syllable.
• no: Open syllable, unstressed. Rule: Single vowel constitutes a syllable.
• mi: Closed syllable, stressed. Rule: Penultimate syllable stress in words ending in a vowel.
• che: Closed syllable, unstressed. Rule: Consonant cluster within a syllable.

11. Special Considerations:

The 'cc' digraph is pronounced as a single /k/ sound, which simplifies the syllabification process. No significant exceptions were encountered. Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly alter the vowel quality, but not the syllable division.