millequatrocento
Syllables
mil-le-qua-tro-cen-to
Pronunciation
/mil.le.kwat.tro.ˈtʃen.to/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
mille, quattro, cento
The word 'millequattrocento' is a compound numeral divided into six syllables: mil-le-qua-tro-cen-to. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cen'. Syllabification follows the open syllable rule and treats 'qu' as a single consonant. It's a numeral adjective derived from Latin roots.
Definitions
- 1
One thousand four hundred
One thousand four hundred
“L'anno millequattrocento novantatré fu un anno difficile.”
“Ho pagato millequattrocento euro per la macchina.”
syn:1400
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cen'.
Syllables
mil — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. le — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. qua — Open syllable, 'qu' digraph treated as /kw/.. tro — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. cen — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure, primary stress.. to — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.
Open Syllable Rule
Italian favors open syllables; consonants are generally assigned to the following vowel.
Digraph Rule
Digraphs like 'qu' are treated as single consonant sounds.
Stress Rule
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in Italian words.
- The 'qu' digraph is treated as a single consonant sound. The compound nature of the word doesn't affect syllabification rules.
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