parallelogrammo
Syllables
pa-ral-le-lo-gram-mo
Pronunciation
/paralˈleloɡrammo/
Stress
000011
Morphemes
paral- + gramm- + -o
The word 'parallelogrammo' is divided into six syllables: pa-ral-le-lo-gram-mo. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'gram'. The syllabification follows standard Italian rules, breaking consonant clusters after the first consonant and maintaining liquid consonant clusters within syllables. The word is a noun derived from Greek roots, meaning 'parallelogram'.
Definitions
- 1
A four-sided plane figure with opposite sides parallel.
Parallelogram
“Il parallelogrammo ha quattro lati.”
“Disegna un parallelogrammo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'gram' (syllable 5). The stress is indicated by '1', while '0' represents unstressed syllables.
Syllables
pa — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ral — Closed syllable, contains a liquid consonant cluster.. le — Open syllable.. lo — Open syllable.. gram — Closed syllable, root syllable.. mo — Open syllable, final syllable, stressed.
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Vowel-Ending Syllables
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Breaking
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.
Liquid Consonants
Liquid consonants (l, r) are often maintained within a syllable.
- The 'gl' cluster is not treated as a single phoneme in this case, due to syllable structure.
- The 'r' in 'ral' is a liquid consonant and is maintained within the syllable.
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