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sottintendevamo

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

sottintendevamo

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sot-tin-ten-de-va-mo

Pronunciation

/sot.tin.tenˈde.va.mo/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

sot- + intend- + -evamo

The word 'sottintendevamo' is divided into six syllables: sot-tin-ten-de-va-mo. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('de'). It's a verb formed from a Latin prefix, root, and inflectional suffix. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of consonant-vowel and vowel-consonant combinations.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We were implying

    We were implying

    “Non lo diceva apertamente, lo sottintendevamo tutti.”

    “Sottintendevamo che non era d'accordo.”

    syn:suggerivamoaccennavamopresumevamo
    ant:esprimevamo chiaramente

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('de').

Syllables

6
sot/sot/
tin/tin/
ten/ten/
de/de/
va/va/
mo/mo/

sot — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tin — Open syllable.. ten — Open syllable.. de — Stressed, open syllable.. va — Open syllable.. mo — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

sot-

From Latin 'sub-', meaning 'under, below'. Intensifier.

root

intend-

From Latin 'intendere', meaning 'to stretch out, to aim at, to mean'.

suf

-evamo

Imperfect indicative ending for 'noi' (we). Derived from infinitive '-ere' + '-vamo'.

Similar Words

par­la­va­moca­pi­va­moleg­ge­va­mo

Consonant + Vowel

Each syllable generally consists of a consonant followed by a vowel, forming open syllables.

Vowel + Consonant

Syllables can also begin with a vowel followed by a consonant.

  • No significant exceptions to standard Italian syllabification rules were observed. The prefix 'sot-' does not alter the basic rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

Nearby Words

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