sottopagheremmo
Syllables
sot-to-pa-ghe-rem-mo
Pronunciation
/sotto.paˈɡe.rem.mo/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
sotto + pag + ere-mmo
Sottopagheremmo is a verb meaning 'we would have underpaid'. It's syllabified as sot-to-pa-ghe-rem-mo, with stress on 'mo'. The word is composed of the prefix 'sotto-', root 'pag-', and suffix '-ere-mmo'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules.
Definitions
- 1
To have paid less than the full amount; to have underpaid.
We would have paid less / We would have underpaid.
“Se avessimo avuto più soldi, avremmo potuto pagare interamente, ma sottopagheremmo.”
“I clienti sottopagheremmo le fatture a causa della crisi.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('mo').
Syllables
sot — Open syllable, initial syllable.. to — Open syllable, contains a double consonant.. pa — Open syllable, part of the root.. ghe — Open syllable, part of the root.. rem — Open syllable, part of the suffix.. mo — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable.
Avoid Single Intervocalic Consonant
Consonants between vowels are grouped with the preceding or following vowel.
Prefix/Suffix Boundaries
Prefixes and suffixes are separated into distinct syllables.
- The double 't' in 'sotto' is treated as a single consonant sound.
- The conditional past ending '-emmo' is a standard feature of Italian verb conjugation.
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