sopraspendevano
Syllables
so-pra-spen-de-va-no
Pronunciation
/so.pra.spen.de.va.no/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
sopra + spende + vano
The word 'sopraspendevano' is syllabified as so-pra-spen-de-va-no, following Italian rules of vowel-consonant division and prefix/suffix separation. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's the 3rd person plural imperfect indicative of 'sopraspendere', meaning 'they were suspending over'.
Definitions
- 1
They were suspending over, they were overhanging.
They were suspending over/They were overhanging.
“Le nuvole sopraspendevano la città.”
“I rami degli alberi sopraspendevano il sentiero.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('va'). The stress pattern is typical for Italian verbs.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pra — Open syllable, contains the prefix.. spen — Closed syllable, contains the root.. de — Open syllable, part of the root.. va — Open syllable, part of the inflectional suffix.. no — Closed syllable, final syllable, contains the inflectional suffix.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided after vowels, creating open syllables where possible.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless doing so would leave a single consonant between vowels.
Prefix Separation
Prefixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
Inflectional Suffixes
Inflectional suffixes are typically attached to the preceding syllable.
- The 'sp' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- No significant exceptions were encountered in the syllabification of this word.
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