mascolinizziate
Syllables
mas-co-li-niz-zi-a-te
Pronunciation
/maskoliniˈtsaːte/
Stress
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Morphemes
masco- + -lin- + -izzare
The word 'mascolinizziate' is a second-person plural imperative of 'mascolinizzare'. It's divided into seven syllables: mas-co-li-niz-zi-a-te, with stress on 'zi'. The syllabification follows standard Italian rules, prioritizing vowel separation and maintaining consonant clusters where possible. It's morphologically composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
To masculinize (make or become masculine).
Masculinize (you all)
“Mascolinizziate i nomi dei personaggi nella traduzione.”
syn:virilizzareant:femminilizzare
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('zi').
Syllables
mas — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. co — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. li — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. niz — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. zi — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel, primary stress.. a — Open syllable, vowel.. te — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Formation
Every vowel generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless a vowel sequence necessitates separation.
- The geminate consonant 'zz' is a potential point of variation, but the vowel sequence 'i-a' overrides the tendency to keep it together.
- The imperative form doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
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