raggranellavate
Syllables
rag-gran-el-la-va-te
Pronunciation
/rag.ɡran.el.laˈva.te/
Stress
000101
Morphemes
rag- + gran- + -ell-a-vate
The word 'raggranellavate' is a second-person plural imperfect indicative of 'raggranellare'. It is divided into six syllables: rag-gran-el-la-va-te, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The syllabification follows standard Italian rules, considering digraphs and vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
To be gathering in small heaps, to be collecting little by little (second-person plural imperfect indicative).
You (plural) were gathering/collecting.
“Raggranellavate le olive per fare l'olio.”
“I bambini raggranellavano i sassolini sulla spiaggia.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'va'.
Syllables
rag — Open syllable, initial syllable.. gran — Open syllable, contains a double consonant.. el — Open syllable, contains the diminutive suffix.. la — Open syllable, thematic vowel.. va — Open syllable, part of the verb ending.. te — Open syllable, final syllable, contains the verb ending.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are generally divided between vowels.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up according to sonority, but digraphs like 'll' and 'gg' are treated as single phonemes.
Final Consonant
A single consonant at the end of a word usually belongs to the final syllable.
- The 'll' and 'gg' digraphs are treated as single phonemes.
- The imperfect verb ending '-vate' is a common pattern.
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