provvigionavamo
Syllables
pro-vvi-gio-na-va-mo
Pronunciation
/prov.vi.dʒoˈna.va.mo/
Stress
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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
- 1
We were supplying, we were provisioning.
We were supplying.
“Provvigionavamo le truppe con cibo e munizioni.”
ant:privavamo
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'na'
Syllables
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.
Word Parts
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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.
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