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pettegoleggerei

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “pettegoleggerei” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

pettegoleggerei

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pet-te-go-leg-ge-rei

Pronunciation

/ˌpetteɡɡoleˈd͡d͡ʒɛːrei/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

pettegolegg- + -erei

The word 'pettegoleggerei' is syllabified into pet-te-go-leg-ge-rei, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb form composed of a reduplicated root and a conditional suffix, following standard Italian CV/CVC syllabification rules.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    I would gossip

    I would gossip

    “Se avessi tempo, pettegoleggerei con te.”

    “Pettegoleggerei volentieri, ma sono troppo occupato.”

    syn:chiacchierereispettegolerei
    ant:taceisilenziai

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
pet/pet/
te/te/
go/ɡo/
leg/leɡ/
ge/d͡ʒe/
rei/ˈrei/

pet — Open syllable, CV structure.. te — Open syllable, CV structure.. go — Open syllable, CV structure.. leg — Closed syllable, CVC structure.. ge — Open syllable, CV structure, gemination influences pronunciation.. rei — Open syllable, CV structure, primary stress.

Word Parts

root

pettegolegg-

Derived from a reduplicated form, potentially onomatopoeic, relating to rapid, chattering speech. Origin uncertain, likely pre-Latin or Vulgar Latin.

suf

-erei

Conditional ending, derived from Latin -ērem. Indicates conditional mood and first-person singular.

Similar Words

pa­ro­leg­gia­resor­ve­glia­releg­ger­men­te

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, with preceding consonants belonging to the same syllable.

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if possible, following vowel sounds.

  • Gemination of 'gg' in 'legge' requires treating it as a single consonant cluster within the syllable.
  • The conditional ending '-erei' is a common suffix with a straightforward syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

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