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provvigionavamo

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

provvigionavamo

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pro-vvi-gio-na-va-mo

Pronunciation

/prov.vi.dʒoˈna.va.mo/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

provv + vigionavamo

The word 'provvigionavamo' is syllabified as pro-vvi-gio-na-va-mo, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb derived from Latin, and its syllabification follows standard Italian rules of open syllable preference and consonant cluster resolution.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We were supplying, we were provisioning.

    We were supplying.

    “Provvigionavamo le truppe con cibo e munizioni.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'na'

Syllables

6
pro/pro/
vvi/vvi/
gio/dʒo/
na/na/
va/va/
mo/mo/

pro — Open syllable, initial syllable.. vvi — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. gio — Open syllable, palatalized 'g'.. na — Open syllable.. va — Open syllable.. mo — Open syllable, final syllable.

Open Syllable Preference

Italian favors open syllables (ending in a vowel).

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters between vowels are broken after the first consonant.

Palatalization

'g' before 'i' becomes /dʒ/.

  • The double 'v' is treated as a single consonant for syllabification purposes.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025
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