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neurofisiologie

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

7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “neurofisiologie” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

neurofisiologie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

neu-ro-fi-si-o-lo-gie

Pronunciation

/ˌnɛw.ro.fi.zi.oˈlo.dʒje/

Stress

0000011

Morphemes

neuro- + fisi- + -ologie

The word 'neurofisiologie' is divided into seven syllables (neu-ro-fi-si-o-lo-gie) with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun derived from Greek roots, denoting the study of the nervous system's physiology. Syllabification follows Italian rules of maximizing onsets and respecting vowel hiatus.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The branch of physiology that deals with the function of the nervous system.

    Neurophysiology

    “Lo studio della neurofisiologie è fondamentale per comprendere le malattie neurologiche.”

    “Il dottore si è specializzato in neurofisiologie.”

    syn:fisiologia del sistema nervoso

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lo'), following the standard Italian rule for words ending in -ie.

Syllables

7
neu/nɛw/
ro/ro/
fi/fi/
si/zi/
o/o/
lo/lo/
gie/dʒje/

neu — Open syllable, vowel followed by glide.. ro — Open syllable, vowel.. fi — Open syllable, vowel.. si — Open syllable, vowel hiatus.. o — Open syllable, vowel.. lo — Open syllable, vowel.. gie — Closed syllable, consonant cluster + vowel.

Word Parts

pre

neuro-

Greek origin (νευρο-), meaning 'nerve'.

root

fisi-

Greek origin (φυσις - physis), meaning 'nature, physiology'.

suf

-ologie

Greek origin (-λογία - logia), meaning 'study of', adapted to Italian orthography.

Similar Words

psi­co­lo­giaso­cio­lo­giabi­o­lo­gia

Maximizing Onsets

Italian favors syllables with consonant onsets whenever possible.

Vowel Hiatus

When two vowels appear consecutively, they are generally separated into different syllables (unless they form a recognized diphthong).

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in -ie are typically stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The word's relatively recent borrowing status means that its syllabification might not be fully standardized in all contexts.
  • The 'si' sequence could potentially be considered a single syllable, but the vowel hiatus is maintained.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

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