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microfotografie

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6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

microfotografie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mi-cro-fo-to-gra-fie

Pronunciation

/mikrofotoˈɡra.fje/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

micro- + foto- + -grafie

The word 'microfotografie' is divided into six syllables: mi-cro-fo-to-gra-fie. The stress falls on the third syllable ('fo'). It's a compound noun formed from the Greek prefixes 'micro-' and 'foto-' and the suffix '-grafie'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, prioritizing vowel-consonant separation and penultimate stress.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Images produced using a microscope, typically of very small objects.

    Microphotographs

    “Le microfotografie hanno rivelato dettagli sorprendenti sulla struttura cellulare.”

    “Ha pubblicato una serie di microfotografie di minerali.”

    syn:fotomicrografie
    ant:macrofotografie

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('fo'), following the penultimate stress rule for Italian nouns.

Syllables

6
mi/mi/
cro/kro/
fo/fo/
to/to/
gra/ɡra/
fie/fje/

mi — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. cro — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. fo — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Stressed.. to — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. gra — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. fie — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

micro-

Greek origin, meaning 'small'. Size modifier.

root

foto-

Greek origin, from 'phos' meaning 'light'. Core meaning related to photography.

suf

-grafie

Greek origin, from 'grapho' meaning 'to write, to draw'. Denotes the process or result of recording images.

Similar Words

fo­to­gra­fiate­le­gra­fiabio­gra­fia

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are split if possible, maintaining the vowel-consonant (VC) or consonant-vowel (CV) structure. Applied to 'mi-cro'.

Penultimate Stress

Italian words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are typically stressed on the penultimate syllable. Applied to 'fo-to-gra-fie'.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel

When a word has a vowel-consonant-vowel sequence, the syllable division usually occurs between the consonant and the second vowel. Applied throughout the word.

  • The compound nature of the word does not introduce any exceptional syllabification rules.
  • The geminate consonant 'gg' in 'fotografie' does not affect the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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