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malfunzioneremo

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

malfunzioneremo

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mal-fun-zio-ne-re-mo

Pronunciation

/malfuntsjoneˈrɛmo/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

mal- + funzion- + -eremo

The word 'malfunzioneremo' is a future tense verb form. It is divided into six syllables: mal-fun-zio-ne-re-mo. The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('zio'). The word is composed of the prefix 'mal-', the root 'funzion-', and the suffix '-eremo'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant separation and stress placement.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To malfunction, to not work properly.

    We will malfunction.

    Se il sistema è vecchio, probabilmente malfunzioneremo durante il test.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('zio'), the penultimate syllable according to standard Italian stress rules.

Syllables

6
mal/mal/
fun/fun/
zio/tsjo/
ne/ne/
re/re/
mo/mo/

mal Open syllable, initial syllable.. fun Open syllable.. zio Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ne Open syllable.. re Open syllable.. mo Open syllable, final syllable.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are generally divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Stress Rule

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in Italian words.

Initial Syllable Rule

The first syllable of a word is always a syllable.

  • The 'z' sound in 'zio' is palatalized before 'i', resulting in /tsjo/. This is a common phonetic feature in Italian.
  • The word as a whole doesn't present any major exceptions to standard Italian syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025
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