precedentemente
Syllables
pre-ce-den-te-men-te
Pronunciation
/pre.t͡ʃeˈden.te.men.te/
Stress
001010
Morphemes
pre- + ced- + -mente
The Italian adverb 'precedentemente' (previously) is syllabified as pre-ce-den-te-men-te, with stress on 'men'. It's morphologically complex, built from Latin roots and suffixes, and follows standard Italian syllabification rules.
Definitions
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Previously
Previously
“L'ho incontrato precedentemente.”
“Era precedentemente un avvocato.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'men' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
pre — Open syllable, onset 'p', rhyme 're'. ce — Open syllable, onset 't͡ʃ', rhyme 'e'. den — Closed syllable, onset 'd', rhyme 'en'. te — Open syllable, onset 't', rhyme 'e'. men — Open syllable, onset 'm', rhyme 'en', stressed. te — Open syllable, onset 't', rhyme 'e'
Word Parts
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Vowel Sequences
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Penultimate Stress
In words ending in a vowel, stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Handle consonant clusters according to Italian phonotactics (e.g., 'c' + 'e' = /t͡ʃ/).
- No significant exceptions or morphological anomalies are present. Regional variations in pronunciation might affect vowel quality but wouldn't alter the syllable division.
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