malassorbimento
Syllables
ma-las-sor-bi-men-to
Pronunciation
/malas.sor.biˈmen.to/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
mal- + assorb- + -imento
The word 'malassorbimento' is divided into six syllables: ma-las-sor-bi-men-to. It consists of the prefix 'mal-', the root 'assorb-', and the suffix '-imento'. The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sor'). Syllabification follows standard Italian rules prioritizing vowel-initial syllables and maintaining consonant clusters like 'ss' within syllables.
Definitions
- 1
Impaired absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract.
Malabsorption
“Il paziente soffre di malassorbimento del ferro.”
“Il malassorbimento può causare carenze nutrizionali.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sor'), following the general rule for penultimate stress in Italian words ending in -o.
Syllables
ma — Open syllable, unstressed.. las — Open syllable, unstressed.. sor — Open syllable, stressed.. bi — Open syllable, unstressed.. men — Closed syllable, unstressed.. to — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are divided based on sonority, but geminates like 'ss' are kept together.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in -o, -a, -e typically have stress on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'ss' cluster is treated as a single phoneme /s/ and remains within a syllable.
- Italian favors open syllables, but consonant clusters are permissible, especially within morphological components.
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