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malintenzionata

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

malintent͡sjonata

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ma-lin-ten-t͡sjo-na-ta

Pronunciation

/mal.in.ten.t͡sjo.na.ta/

Stress

001001

Morphemes

mal- + intenzion- + -ata

The word 'malintenzionata' is an Italian adjective meaning 'ill-intentioned'. It is divided into six syllables: ma-lin-ten-t͡sjo-na-ta, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It is morphologically composed of the prefix 'mal-', the root 'intenzion-', and the suffix '-ata'. The syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-following division and allows for consonant clusters in onsets.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Ill-intentioned, malicious, having bad intentions.

    Ill-intentioned

    “Una persona malintenzionata.”

    “Le sue azioni erano malintenzionate.”

    syn:cattivamalevolaperfida
    ant:benevolabuonagenerosa

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ten'). Italian words ending in a vowel typically have penultimate stress.

Syllables

6
ma/ma/
lin/lin/
ten/ten/
t͡sjo/t͡sjo/
na/na/
ta/ta/

ma — Open syllable, onset consonant /m/, nucleus vowel /a/.. lin — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster /l/, nucleus vowel /i/.. ten — Open syllable, onset consonant /t/, nucleus vowel /e/.. t͡sjo — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster /t͡s/, nucleus diphthong /jo/.. na — Open syllable, onset consonant /n/, nucleus vowel /a/.. ta — Closed syllable, onset consonant /t/, nucleus vowel /a/.

Word Parts

pre

mal-

Latin *malus* - bad, evil; derivational prefix.

root

intenzion-

Latin *intentio* - intention; lexical root.

suf

-ata

Italian derivational suffix forming feminine singular adjectives.

Similar Words

ma­l­con­ten­tain­ten­zio­na­lefor­tu­na­ta

Vowel-Following Division

Syllables are generally divided after vowels.

Onset Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are permitted at the beginning of syllables (onsets) if they conform to Italian phonotactic constraints.

Penultimate Stress

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in a vowel.

  • The 'zion' cluster can have variations in pronunciation, but standard pronunciation maintains distinct articulation.
  • The 'gl' cluster in 'mal' is pronounced as a single sound /ʎ/ in standard Italian.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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