metabolizzavamo
Syllables
me-ta-bo-liz-za-va-mo
Pronunciation
/ˌmɛ.ta.bo.lit.tsaˈva.mo/
Stress
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Morphemes
meta- + bol- + -lizz-
The word 'metabolizzavamo' is syllabified as me-ta-bo-liz-za-va-mo, with primary stress on 'liz'. It's a verb form derived from Latin and Greek roots, and its syllabification follows standard Italian rules regarding open syllables and consonant clusters.
Definitions
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We were metabolizing
We were metabolizing
“Noi metabolizzavamo il cibo molto velocemente.”
“Quando eravamo giovani, metabolizzavamo lo stress in modo diverso.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'liz'.
Syllables
me — Open syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. bo — Open syllable, unstressed.. liz — Closed syllable, primary stress.. za — Open syllable, unstressed.. va — Open syllable, unstressed.. mo — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Rule
Syllables generally end in vowels unless a consonant cluster prevents it.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless easily separable (e.g., 'liz').
- The 'tz' cluster in 'liz' is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
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