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soprannumerario

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7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

sopranumerario

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

so-pra-nu-me-ra-ri-o

Pronunciation

/so.pran.nu.me.raˈri.o/

Stress

0000001

Morphemes

sopra + numer + ario

The word 'soprannumerario' is divided into seven syllables (so-pra-nu-me-ra-ri-o) following the rule that syllables generally end in vowels. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'sopra-', the root 'numer-', and the suffix '-ario'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Extra, supernumerary, additional.

    Extra, supernumerary.

    “Un posto soprannumerario”

    “Il personale soprannumerario è stato licenziato.”

    syn:aggiuntivosupplementarein più
    ant:necessarioindispensabile
noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that is extra or supernumerary.

    An extra person or thing.

    “I soprannumerari sono stati chiamati per l'evento.”

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

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

so — Open syllable, unstressed.. pra — Open syllable, unstressed.. nu — Open syllable, unstressed.. me — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. o — Open syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

sopra

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

root

numer

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

suf

ario

From Latin *-arius* forming adjectives or nouns denoting relation or belonging.

Similar Words

or­di­na­ri­ostra­or­di­na­ri­ones­se­ssa­ri­o

Vowel-Ending Syllables

Italian syllables generally end in vowels. Each vowel forms a separate syllable.

  • The presence of double consonants (rr) does not affect syllable division in this case.
  • Syllabification and stress remain consistent regardless of grammatical role (adjective or noun).
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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