sciupacchieremo
Syllables
sci-u-pac-chie-re-mo
Pronunciation
/ʃju.pak.kjaˈre.mo/
Stress
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Morphemes
sci- + upac- + -acchiare
The word 'sciupacchieremo' is a future tense verb form. It's syllabified as sci-u-pac-chie-re-mo, with stress on 'chie'. It's morphologically complex, containing a prefix, root, and two suffixes. The syllabification follows standard Italian rules regarding consonant clusters, vowel groups, and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
To mess up, to ruin, to spoil, to waste (something).
We will mess up/ruin/spoil.
“Se continui così, sciupacchieremo tutto il lavoro.”
“Non preoccuparti, non sciupacchieremo la festa.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'chie'.
Syllables
sci — Closed syllable, containing the affricate 'sci'. u — Open syllable, single vowel. pac — Closed syllable, consonant cluster. chie — Closed syllable, stressed syllable. re — Open syllable. mo — Open syllable
Word Parts
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Consonant Clusters
Italian allows consonant clusters within syllables, but breaks them based on sonority.
Vowel Groups
Each vowel generally forms a separate syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in a vowel.
Prefix/Suffix Separation
Prefixes and suffixes are generally separated into distinct syllables.
- The '-acchiare' suffix is archaic and can be challenging.
- The 'sci' cluster is a common exception to consonant cluster separation rules.
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