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rimprigionavano

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7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

rimprigionavano

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ri-m-pri-gio-na-va-no

Pronunciation

/rim.pri.dʒo.na.va.no/

Stress

0010100

Morphemes

ri- + prigion- + -avano

The word 'rimprigionavano' is divided into seven syllables: ri-m-pri-gio-na-va-no. It's a verb form derived from the prefix 'ri-', the root 'prigion-', and the suffix '-avano'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules based on vowel nuclei and allowed consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To re-imprison, to imprison again.

    They were re-imprisoning.

    “I carcerieri rimprigionavano i detenuti evasi.”

    “Dopo un breve periodo di libertà, furono rimprigionati.”

    syn:rinchiudere di nuovoincarcerare nuovamente
    ant:liberarerilasciare

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

7
ri/ri/
m/m/
pri/pri/
gio/dʒo/
na/na/
va/va/
no/no/

ri — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. m — Closed syllable, consonant as syllable nucleus.. pri — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. gio — Open syllable, vowel nucleus. 'g' softens to /dʒ/.. na — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. va — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. no — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.

Word Parts

pre

ri-

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

root

prigion-

From Latin 'praesidio', meaning 'garrison, protection'. Core meaning related to imprisonment.

suf

-avano

Imperfect indicative ending for the 3rd person plural. Grammatical inflection.

Similar Words

par­la­va­nocam­mi­na­va­noca­pi­va­no

Vowel as Syllable Nucleus

Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant as Syllable Nucleus

A single consonant can form a syllable nucleus if it follows a vowel.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are allowed at the beginning of syllables.

  • The softening of 'g' to /dʒ/ before 'i' is a common phonetic phenomenon and doesn't affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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