scandagliassero
Syllables
sc-an-da-gli-as-se-ro
Pronunciation
/skan.daʎˈʎa.s.se.ro/
Stress
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Morphemes
sc- + dagl- + -iassero
The word 'scandagliassero' is divided into seven syllables: sc-an-da-gli-as-se-ro. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('gli'). It's a verb in the imperfect indicative, meaning 'they were scanning'. The syllabification follows standard Italian rules for consonant clusters and vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
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They were scanning/probing/searching thoroughly.
They were scanning/probing/searching.
“I marinai scandagliassero il fondale alla ricerca di relitti.”
“Gli investigatori scandagliassero la scena del crimine alla ricerca di indizi.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('gli').
Syllables
sc — Closed syllable, initial consonant cluster.. an — Open syllable.. da — Closed syllable.. gli — Open, stressed syllable. Palatal lateral approximant.. as — Closed syllable.. se — Closed syllable.. ro — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Initial Consonant Cluster
Italian allows initial consonant clusters of up to three consonants, which are treated as a single unit for the first syllable.
Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are typically formed around a vowel, with any following consonants belonging to the same syllable.
Liquid Consonant + Glide + Vowel
The 'gl' cluster is treated as a single unit representing a palatal lateral approximant.
- The 'gl' cluster is a common feature of Italian and is treated as a single unit for syllabification purposes.
- The imperfect ending '-ssero' is a relatively standard inflectional suffix.
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