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ridicolosaggine

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

7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

ridicolosag gine

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ri-di-co-lo-sa-g gi-ne

Pronunciation

/ri.di.ko.lo.zaˈdʒi.ne/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

ri- + dicolo- + -saggine

The word 'ridicolosaggine' is a complex Italian noun with seven syllables, stressed on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from a prefix, root, and suffix, following standard Italian syllabification rules with some phonetic variations in consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being ridiculous; absurdity.

    Ridiculousness, absurdity

    “La ridicolosaggine della situazione era evidente.”

    syn:assurditàbuffoneriastravaganza
    ant:serietàdignitàcompostezza

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sa').

Syllables

7
ri/ri/
di/di/
co/ko/
lo/lo/
sa/za/
g gi/dʒi/
ne/ne/

ri — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. di — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. co — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. lo — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. sa — Closed syllable, consonant-final.. g gi — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. ne — Open syllable, vowel-initial.

Word Parts

pre

ri-

Latin *re-*, intensifying prefix.

root

dicolo-

Latin *ridiculus*, meaning 'laughable, ridiculous'.

suf

-saggine

Italian suffix forming abstract nouns denoting quality or condition, derived from Latin *-saginitas*.

Similar Words

in­u­ti­liz­za­bi­leim­pos­si­bi­li­tào­ri­gi­na­li­tà

Vowel Centric Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowels, with each vowel acting as a nucleus.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken after the first vowel when possible.

  • Pronunciation of 'gl' as /dʒ/ before 'i'.
  • Geminate consonant 'gg' pronounced as a single /dʒ/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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