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microevoluzioni

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7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

microevoluzioni

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mi-cro-e-vo-lu-zio-ni

Pronunciation

/mikroevoˈlutsjoːni/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

micro- + evo- + -luzioni

The word 'microevoluzioni' is divided into seven syllables: mi-cro-e-vo-lu-zio-ni. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'lu'. It's a noun formed from the Greek prefix 'micro-', the Latin root 'evo-', and the Latin suffix '-luzioni'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant division and consonant cluster preservation.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Small-scale evolutionary changes.

    Microevolutions

    “Lo studio delle microevoluzioni genetiche è fondamentale.”

    “Le microevoluzioni del linguaggio riflettono i cambiamenti sociali.”

    syn:Piccole evoluzionivariazioni evolutive
    ant:Macroevoluzioneevoluzione radicale

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'lu' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).

Syllables

7
mi/mi/
cro/kro/
e/e/
vo/vo/
lu/lu/
zio/tsjo/
ni/ni/

mi — Open syllable, containing a short vowel and a voiced bilabial stop. Unstressed.. cro — Open syllable, containing a voiceless velar stop and a short vowel. Unstressed.. e — Open syllable, containing a mid vowel. Unstressed.. vo — Open syllable, containing a voiced labiodental fricative and a short vowel. Unstressed.. lu — Open syllable, containing a lateral approximant and a short vowel. Stressed.. zio — Open syllable, containing an affricate and a short vowel. Unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, containing a voiced alveolar nasal and a short vowel. Unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

micro-

Greek origin, meaning 'small'. Size modifier.

root

evo-

Latin *evolvere* - to unfold, develop. Core meaning of evolution.

suf

-luzioni

Latin origin, from *evolutio* + *-zione*. Nominalization.

Similar Words

te­le­vi­sio­nee­vo­lu­zio­nemi­cro­sco­pio

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are typically divided after vowels.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless easily separable.

Penultimate Stress

Italian words ending in a vowel are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'micro-' prefix is a relatively recent borrowing and its syllabification follows general Italian rules.
  • No significant regional variations affect the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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