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quadruplicarono

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

quadruplicarono

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

qua-dru-pli-ca-ro-no

Pronunciation

/ˌkwadrupliˈkaːrono/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

quadru- + -plic- + -arono

The word 'quadruplicarono' is a verb in the past historic tense, meaning 'they quadrupled'. It is divided into six syllables: qua-dru-pli-ca-ro-no, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The morphemic breakdown reveals a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffix. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant separation and cluster maintenance.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To multiply by four; to increase fourfold.

    They quadrupled.

    “Le vendite quadruplicarono dopo la pubblicità.”

    “I profitti dell'azienda quadruplicarono in un anno.”

    syn:moltiplicarono per quattroquadruplicarono
    ant:dimezzaronoridussero

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ro' in 'ca-dru-pli-ca-**ro**-no').

Syllables

6
qua/kwa/
dru/dru/
pli/pli/
ca/ka/
ro/ro/
no/no/

qua — Open syllable. dru — Closed syllable with 'dr' cluster. pli — Closed syllable. ca — Open syllable. ro — Open syllable. no — Open syllable

Word Parts

pre

quadru-

Latin origin, multiplicative prefix meaning 'four times'

root

-plic-

Latin origin, from *plicare* meaning 'to fold, to multiply'

suf

-arono

Italian past historic ending, third-person plural, derived from Latin *-arunt*

Similar Words

tri­pli­ca­ro­nodu­pli­ca­ro­nomul­ti­pli­ca­ro­no

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are generally divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless easily separable by a vowel.

Penultimate Stress

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in many Italian words, especially verbs.

  • The 'dr' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
  • The past historic ending '-arono' is a relatively fixed unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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