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riappuntellammo

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6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

riappuntellammo

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ri-ap-pun-tel-la-mmo

Pronunciation

/ri.ap.pun.telˈla.mmo/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

ri- + puntell- + -are/-ammo

The verb 'riappuntellammo' (we propped up again) is syllabified as ri-ap-pun-tel-la-mmo, with stress on 'tel'. It's composed of the prefix 'ri-', root 'puntell-', and suffixes '-are' and '-ammo', following standard Italian syllabification rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To prop up again, to reinforce, to re-support.

    We propped up again.

    “Riappuntellammo il vecchio muro per evitare che crollasse.”

    syn:rinforzaresostenere di nuovo
    ant:smantellaredemolire

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('tel'), following the general Italian rule of stressing the penultimate syllable.

Syllables

6
ri/ri/
ap/ap/
pun/pun/
tel/tel/
la/la/
mmo/mmo/

ri — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ap — Open syllable, contains a vowel and a consonant.. pun — Closed syllable, contains a vowel and two consonants.. tel — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. mmo — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

ri-

Latin 're-', meaning 'again'. Reduplicative prefix.

root

puntell-

From 'puntello' (prop, support). Likely from Latin 'punctellum'.

suf

-are/-ammo

'-are' is the infinitive ending, '-ammo' is the first-person plural past historic ending. Both Latin-derived.

Similar Words

cam­mi­nam­mopar­la­va­mori­em­pi­ro­no

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are divided after vowels whenever possible.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Penultimate Stress

Italian generally stresses the second-to-last syllable.

  • The 'll' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/.
  • The prefix 'ri-' is always a separate syllable.
  • The past historic tense ending '-ammo' follows a standard pattern.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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