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malfunzionavano

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

malfunzionavano

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mal-fun-zio-na-va-no

Pronunciation

/malfuntsjontsˈavano/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

mal- + funzion- + -ava-no

The word 'malfunzionavano' is a verb form divided into six syllables: mal-fun-zio-na-va-no. It's composed of the prefix 'mal-', the root 'funzion-', and the imperfect indicative ending '-ava-no'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, dividing before vowels and handling consonant clusters appropriately.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To be malfunctioning, to not be working correctly.

    Were malfunctioning

    “Le macchine malfunzionavano spesso.”

    syn:guastarsinon funzionare
    ant:funzionareripararsi

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('zio').

Syllables

6
mal/mal/
fun/fun/
zio/tsjo/
na/na/
va/va/
no/no/

mal — Open syllable, initial syllable.. fun — Open syllable.. zio — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster.. na — Open syllable.. va — Open syllable.. no — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

mal-

Latin origin, meaning 'badly', adverbial modifier.

root

funzion-

Latin origin (*functio*), verb stem.

suf

-ava-no

Imperfect indicative ending, tense, mood, person, and number marker.

Similar Words

fu­nzio­na­remal­con­ten­toco­mu­ni­ca­va­no

Vowel Division

Syllables are generally divided before vowels.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are typically split, but exceptions exist based on phonetic considerations.

  • The pronunciation of 'z' can vary between /dz/ and /ts/ without affecting syllabification.
  • Italian syllabification avoids leaving single consonants between vowels.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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