quintuplicavate
Syllables
quin-tu-pli-ca-va-te
Pronunciation
/ˌkwin.tu.pli.kaˈva.te/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
quin- + tupli- + -cava-te
The word 'quintuplicavate' is syllabified as quin-tu-pli-ca-va-te, with stress on 'ca'. It's a verb derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant division and consonant cluster handling.
Definitions
- 1
To multiply by five; to quintuple.
To quintuple
“Ieri, quintuplicavamo i nostri sforzi per finire il progetto.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca'.
Syllables
quin — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tu — Open syllable.. pli — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. ca — Open, stressed syllable.. va — Open syllable.. te — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are typically divided between vowels and consonants (e.g., quin-tu).
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if permissible in Italian phonology (e.g., pli).
- The 'pl' consonant cluster is common and doesn't pose a syllabification issue.
- Stress assignment follows the standard penultimate stress rule for Italian.
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