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ricongiungevano

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “ricongiungevano” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

ricongiungevano

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ri-con-giun-ge-va-no

Pronunciation

/ˌrikonʤunˈd͡ʒevaːno/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

ri- + congiung- + -evano

The word 'ricongiungevano' is a verb form meaning 'they were reuniting'. It is divided into six syllables: ri-con-giun-ge-va-no, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The syllabification follows standard Italian CV patterns, accounting for palatalized consonants like 'gn' and 'gl'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    They were reuniting, they were reconnecting.

    They were reuniting.

    “I miei amici si ricongiungevano ogni estate.”

    “Le famiglie ricongiungevano dopo anni di separazione.”

    syn:riunivanocollegavano
    ant:separavanodisgiungevano

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ge').

Syllables

6
ri/ri/
con/kon/
giun/ʤun/
ge/d͡ʒe/
va/va/
no/no/

ri — Open syllable, initial syllable.. con — Closed syllable.. giun — Closed syllable, containing the palatal nasal /ɲ/.. ge — Open syllable, containing the palatal lateral /ʎ/.. va — Open syllable.. no — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

ri-

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

root

congiung-

From Latin 'coniungere', meaning 'to join'. Core meaning of the verb.

suf

-evano

Imperfect indicative, 3rd person plural ending. Grammatical tense and person marking.

Similar Words

ri­cor­da­va­nori­co­no­sce­recon­giun­ge­re

Consonant-Vowel (CV) Pattern

Syllables generally follow a CV pattern, breaking after consonants before vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority hierarchy, but palatalized consonants are treated as single units.

  • Palatalization of 'gn' and 'gl' as single phonemes.
  • Standard imperfect ending '-evano' does not pose syllabification challenges.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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