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madrigaleggiavo

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

madrigaleggiavo

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ma-dri-ga-leg-gia-vo

Pronunciation

/ma.dri.ɡa.leˈd͡ʒːa.vo/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

madrigal + egg-ia-vo

The word 'madrigaleggiavo' is syllabified as ma-dri-ga-leg-gia-vo, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb form derived from 'madrigal' with augmentative and inflectional suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel and consonant cluster division.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    I was composing/performing madrigals.

    I was madrigaling

    “Madrigaleggiavo per la mia amata.”

    syn:cantavo madrigali

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('leg'), following the general rule for Italian words ending in a vowel.

Syllables

6
ma/ma/
dri/dri/
ga/ɡa/
leg/leɡ/
gia/d͡ʒa/
vo/vo/

ma — Open syllable, unstressed.. dri — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ga — Open syllable, unstressed.. leg — Closed syllable, unstressed.. gia — Closed syllable, stressed.. vo — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

root

madrigal

From Italian madrigale, ultimately from Latin matricalis.

suf

egg-ia-vo

Augmentative/expressive suffix -egg-, thematic vowel -ia-, first-person singular imperfect indicative ending -vo.

Similar Words

a­mo­re­vo­lepa­ro­leg­gia­recan­ta­re

Vowel Ending

Syllables generally end in vowels.

Consonant Cluster Break

Consonant clusters are generally broken after the first consonant if it's a single consonant.

  • The 'gl' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification but pronounced as /d͡ʒ/. Geminate consonants ('gg') are lengthened in pronunciation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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