rimpicciolivamo
Syllables
ri-m-pic-cio-li-va-mo
Pronunciation
/rim.pit.tʃo.liˈva.mo/
Stress
0000110
Morphemes
ri- + picci- + -ol-
The word 'rimpicciolivamo' is a verb form derived from 'rimpicciolire' (to shrink). It is divided into seven syllables: ri-m-pic-cio-li-va-mo, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'va'. The syllabification follows standard Italian rules for consonant clusters and vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
To be shrinking, to be making smaller.
We were shrinking/making smaller.
“Da bambini, rimpicciolivamo i vestiti dei nostri fratelli maggiori.”
“Il tessuto rimpiccioliva dopo il lavaggio.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'va'.
Syllables
ri — Open syllable, initial syllable.. m — Closed syllable, containing a nasal consonant.. pic — Closed syllable, containing a plosive consonant.. cio — Closed syllable, containing a palatal consonant.. li — Open syllable, containing a liquid consonant.. va — Open, stressed syllable.. mo — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, with the more sonorous sound moving to the following syllable (e.g., 'mp' in 'rimpicciolivamo').
Vowel Hiatus
Vowel hiatus are generally separated into different syllables (not applicable in this word).
Penultimate Stress
Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable, unless a suffix dictates otherwise.
Syllable Nucleus
Every syllable must have a vowel nucleus.
- The handling of the 'mp' cluster is a key consideration, but it follows standard Italian phonological rules.
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