mammoleggereste
Syllables
mam-mo-leg-ge-re-ste
Pronunciation
/mam.mo.led.d͡ʒeˈre.ste/
Stress
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Morphemes
mammo- + legge- + -ggereste
The word 'mammoleggereste' is a verb form divided into six syllables: mam-mo-leg-ge-re-ste. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'mammo-', the root 'legge-', and the conditional suffix '-ggereste'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, accounting for geminate consonants and permissible consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To examine breasts medically, typically for diagnostic purposes.
You (plural) would examine breasts.
“I medici vi mammoleggereste per escludere qualsiasi anomalia.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 're' (leg-ge-re-ste).
Syllables
mam — Open syllable, containing a geminate consonant.. mo — Open syllable, containing a geminate consonant.. leg — Closed syllable, containing a geminate consonant cluster 'gg' pronounced as /d͡ʒ/.. ge — Open syllable.. re — Open syllable.. ste — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Basic syllable unit in Italian.
Consonant Cluster Division
Division occurs before permissible consonant clusters.
Geminate Consonants
Geminate consonants are treated as a single unit within a syllable.
Vowel Precedence
Syllable division generally occurs before a vowel.
- The 'gg' sequence is pronounced as a single geminate consonant /d͡ʒ/.
- The 'mm' sequence is pronounced as a single geminate consonant /m/.
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