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riammattonavano

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7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

riammattonavano

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ri-am-mat-to-na-va-no

Pronunciation

/ri.am.mat.toˈna.va.no/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

ri- + matton- + -avano

riammattonavano is a verb meaning 'they were re-hammering'. It's divided into seven syllables: ri-am-mat-to-na-va-no, with stress on 'na'. The word is composed of the prefix 'ri-', the root 'matton-', and the suffixes '-are' and '-avano'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To re-hammer, to beat again, to rework with a hammer.

    To re-hammer, to beat again

    “I lavoratori riammattonavano le vecchie mura.”

    syn:ribattererimartellare
    ant:smantellaredisfare

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'na' (fifth syllable).

Syllables

7
ri/ri/
am/am/
mat/mat/
to/to/
na/na/
va/va/
no/no/

ri — Open syllable, initial syllable.. am — Open syllable.. mat — Closed syllable.. to — Open syllable.. na — Open, stressed syllable.. va — Open syllable.. no — Open syllable.

Word Parts

pre

ri-

Latin *re-* meaning 'again, back'. Reduplication.

root

matton-

From *mattone* (brick). Core meaning related to hammering.

suf

-avano

Imperfect indicative ending for 3rd person plural. Tense and person marking.

Similar Words

cam­mi­na­va­nopar­la­va­noa­ma­va­no

Vowel-Initial Syllable

Syllables generally begin with vowels.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are divided according to sonority, geminates remain intact.

Penultimate Stress

Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.

  • The geminate 'tt' in 'matto' is treated as a single unit within the syllable.
  • The verb ending '-avano' is a common pattern.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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