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pettegoleggerai

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

petteggoleggerrai

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pet-te-ggo-leg-ge-rrai

Pronunciation

/ˌpetteɡɡoleʎʎeˈrai/

Stress

000101

Morphemes

pettegolegg + erai

The word 'pettegoleggerai' is a future tense verb form divided into six syllables: pet-te-ggo-leg-ge-rrai. It features geminate consonants which influence syllable weight and division. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The morphemic structure consists of a root 'pettegolegg-' and a future tense suffix '-erai'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    I will gossip

    I will gossip

    “Domani pettegoleggerai con le amiche.”

    “Non pettegoleggerai di me, vero?”

    syn:spettegolarechiacchierare
    ant:tacereconfidare

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ge' in 'leg-ge-rrai'. The stress pattern is typical for Italian words ending in a vowel.

Syllables

6
pet/pet/
te/te/
ggo/ɡɡo/
leg/leɡ/
ge/dʒe/
rrai/ˈrai/

pet — Open syllable, initial syllable, contains a short vowel.. te — Open syllable, contains a short vowel.. ggo — Closed syllable, contains a geminate consonant and a short vowel.. leg — Closed syllable, contains a short vowel and a voiced velar stop.. ge — Open syllable, contains a short vowel.. rrai — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, contains a rhotic consonant and a diphthong.

Word Parts

root

pettegolegg

Derived from onomatopoeic roots related to chattering speech; origin debated, potentially Germanic influence.

suf

erai

Latin-derived future tense, first-person singular marker: -e- (thematic vowel) + -rai (future ending).

Similar Words

pa­rle­raiscri­ve­raileg­ge­re

Consonant Clusters

Italian generally breaks consonant clusters after the first consonant if it creates a permissible syllable onset.

Geminate Consonants

Geminate consonants are treated as a single unit within a syllable, but occupy two phonetic slots.

Vowel Sequences

Vowel sequences are generally divided into separate syllables.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are typically stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The geminate consonants 'tt' and 'gg' are crucial for pronunciation and syllable weight.
  • Regional variations might affect the duration of geminate consonants, but not the syllable division.
  • The word is exclusively a verb form, so syllable division doesn't shift based on grammatical function.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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