sopravvestirono
Syllables
so-pra-vve-sti-ro-no
Pronunciation
/so.pra.vves.tiˈro.no/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
sopra- + vest- + -irono
The word 'sopravvestirono' is a verb in the passato remoto, third-person plural. It's divided into six syllables: so-pra-vve-sti-ro-no, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ro'. The morphemic breakdown reveals a Latin-derived prefix 'sopra-', root 'vest-', and inflectional suffix '-irono'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel hiatus, consonant clusters, and geminate consonant placement.
Definitions
- 1
To overdress, to clothe over, to cover with garments.
They overdressed / They clothed over.
“I bambini sopravvestirono le bambole con abiti nuovi.”
“Gli attori sopravvestirono i manichini per la sfilata.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ro'.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pra — Open syllable, containing the prefix.. vve — Syllable with geminate consonant, closed syllable.. sti — Closed syllable, part of the root.. ro — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. no — Open syllable, containing the inflectional suffix.
Word Parts
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Vowel Hiatus
When two vowels appear consecutively, they generally form separate syllables (e.g., so-pra).
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally split according to sonority.
Geminate Consonants
Geminates typically belong to the following syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Italian words generally have stress on the penultimate syllable.
- The geminate consonant 'vv' follows the rule of belonging to the following syllable.
- The prefix 'sopra-' consistently follows the vowel hiatus rule.
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