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quarantottesima

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

quarantottesima

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

qua-ran-to-tte-si-ma

Pronunciation

/kwaranˈtɔttesima/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

quaran- + tott- + esima

The word 'quarantottesima' is syllabified as qua-ran-to-tte-si-ma, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of a prefix 'quaran-', a root 'tott-', and a suffix 'esima', all with Latin origins. Syllable division follows standard Italian rules of maximizing onsets and dividing between vowels.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Forty-eighth

    Forty-eighth

    “La quarantottesima volta”

    “È la quarantottesima pagina del libro.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('to' in 'to-tte').

Syllables

6
qua/kwa/
ran/ran/
to/to/
tte/tte/
si/si/
ma/ma/

qua — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ran — Open syllable.. to — Open syllable.. tte — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'tt' as onset.. si — Open syllable.. ma — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

quaran-

From Latin 'quattuor' (four), indicating 40.

root

tott-

Derived from 'totto' (all, entire), remnant of compounding.

suf

esima

Latin origin, indicates ordinal number (eighth).

Similar Words

tren­to­tte­si­macin­quan­to­tte­si­maven­to­tte­si­ma

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel

Syllables are divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.

Maximizing Onsets

Syllabification aims to maximize the number of consonants in the onset position.

  • The 'tt' cluster is treated as a single onset for the syllable 'tte'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

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