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soprannumerarie

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7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

sopranumerarie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

so-pra-nu-me-ra-ri-e

Pronunciation

/so.pran.nu.me.raˈri.e/

Stress

0000010

Morphemes

sopra- + numero- + -numerate-ie

The word 'soprannumerarie' is divided into seven syllables based on vowel nuclei. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a feminine plural adjective derived from Latin roots, meaning 'extra' or 'additional'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Excess, additional, supernumerary.

    Extra, surplus, additional.

    “Le truppe soprannumerarie sono state dispiegate.”

    “Avevano posti soprannumerarie per il concerto.”

    syn:aggiuntiveextrasupplementari
    ant:necessarieindispensabili

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

7
so/so/
pra/pra/
nu/nu/
me/me/
ra/ra/
ri/ri/
e/e/

so — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pra — Open syllable.. nu — Open syllable.. me — Open syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. ri — Open syllable.. e — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

sopra-

Latin *super-* meaning 'above, over'. Indicates position or excess.

root

numero-

Latin *numerus* meaning 'number'. Core meaning related to quantity.

suf

-numerate-ie

Latin *numerare* meaning 'to number' + Italian feminine plural adjective ending. Forms the adjective and marks gender/number.

Similar Words

o­ri­na­ri­enec­ces­sa­ri­epar­ti­co­la­ri

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Italian syllables generally end in vowels. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.

  • Geminate consonant 'nn' influences pronunciation duration but not syllabification.
  • The 'pr' cluster is permissible at the beginning of a syllable in Italian.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

Nearby Words

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