sottintendevate
Syllables
so-t-tin-ten-de-va-te
Pronunciation
/ˌsot.tin.tenˈde.va.te/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
sot- + tend- + -inte-de-vate
The word 'sottintendevate' is a verb form with six syllables, stressed on the third syllable ('ten'). Syllabification follows the vowel nucleus rule and consonant cluster rules of Italian. It's morphologically complex, derived from Latin roots and suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
You (plural) were implying.
You were implying.
“Non stavate dicendo la verità, ma la sottintendevate.”
“Sottintendevate che non eravate d'accordo?”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ten'). Italian typically stresses the penultimate syllable in verb forms.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, unstressed.. t-tin — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ten — Closed syllable, stressed.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. va — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if followed by a liquid or semi-vowel. However, Italian allows some consonant clusters within syllables.
- The 'tt' cluster in 't-tin' is a slight edge case, but permissible in Italian.
- Regional variations might involve a slight reduction of the vowel in 'de' to a schwa.
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