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parallelepipede

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

7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

parallelepipede

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pa-ral-le-le-pi-pe-de

Pronunciation

/ˌpar.al.le.le.piˈpe.de/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

par- + epi- + -pede

The word 'parallelepipede' is divided into seven syllables based on vowel adjacency and the allowance of consonant clusters. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun of Greek and Latin origin, referring to a geometric shape.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A three-dimensional geometric shape with six parallelogram faces.

    Parallelepiped

    “Il libro è stato appoggiato su un parallelepipede.”

    “Lo studente ha calcolato il volume del parallelepipede.”

    syn:prisma obliquo

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

7
pa/pa/
ral/ral/
le/le/
le/le/
pi/pi/
pe/pe/
de/de/

pa — Open syllable, consonant-vowel. ral — Closed syllable, consonant cluster. le — Open syllable, consonant-vowel. le — Open syllable, consonant-vowel. pi — Open syllable, consonant-vowel. pe — Open syllable, consonant-vowel. de — Open syllable, consonant-vowel

Word Parts

pre

par-

Latin origin, meaning 'equal' or 'similar'

root

epi-

Greek origin, meaning 'upon' or 'on'

suf

-pede

Greek origin, meaning 'foot' (base/foundation)

Similar Words

ta­vo­lolam­pa­date­le­fo­no

Vowel Adjacency

Syllables are generally divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Italian allows consonant clusters within a syllable, particularly before vowels.

  • Repetition of 'le' syllable.
  • Presence of the 'rl' consonant cluster.
  • Penultimate stress is standard for Italian nouns.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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