metabolicamente
Syllables
me-ta-bo-li-ca-men-te
Pronunciation
/me.ta.boˈli.ka.men.te/
Stress
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Morphemes
meta- + bol- + -ico-
The Italian adverb 'metabolicamente' is divided into seven syllables: me-ta-bo-li-ca-men-te. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ca'). The word is morphologically complex, comprising a Greek prefix 'meta-', a Greek root 'bol-', and Latin suffixes '-ico-' and '-mente'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of consonant-vowel division and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
In a metabolic way; relating to metabolism.
Metabolically
“Il corpo processa gli zuccheri metabolicamente.”
“La ricerca ha dimostrato che il farmaco agisce metabolicamente.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ca'), the penultimate syllable, following standard Italian stress rules.
Syllables
me — Open syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. bo — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, stressed.. men — Closed syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Consonant-Vowel Division
Syllables are generally divided between consonants and vowels.
Vowel Cluster Division
Vowel clusters are often divided, especially when they create open syllables.
Penultimate Stress
Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable unless otherwise indicated.
- The word is relatively straightforward in its syllabification. No significant exceptions or morphological anomalies are present.
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