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metalinguistico

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

metalinguìstico

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

me-ta-lin-guì-sti-co

Pronunciation

/ˌmɛta.liŋˈɡwi.sti.ko/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

meta- + lingui- + -stico

The word 'metalinguistico' is syllabified as me-ta-lin-guì-sti-co, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'meta-', root 'lingui-', and suffix '-stico', following standard Italian syllabification rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to metalinguistics; concerning the study of language as its own subject matter.

    Metalinguistic

    L'analisi metalinguistica è fondamentale per la comprensione del linguaggio.

    Questo approccio ha implicazioni metalinguistiche significative.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('guì').

Syllables

6
me/mɛ/
ta/ta/
lin/lin/
guì/ɡwi/
sti/sti/
co/ko/

me Open syllable, vowel-final. ta Open syllable, vowel-final. lin Open syllable, vowel-final. guì Stressed syllable, vowel-final. sti Closed syllable, consonant-final. co Closed syllable, consonant-final

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables generally end in vowels.

Stress Assignment Rule

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in Italian words.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, with the more sonorous consonant typically moving to the following syllable.

  • The 'gl' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
  • The stress pattern is consistent with standard Italian adjective stress rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025
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