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sovraggiungesti

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5 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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5syllables

sovraggiungesti

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

so-vra-ggiun-ge-sti

Pronunciation

/ˌsovradd͡ʒunˈd͡ʒesti/

Stress

01001

Morphemes

sov- + raggiun- + -gere/-sti

The word 'sovraggiungesti' is a verb form syllabified into five syllables: so-vra-ggiun-ge-sti. It's composed of the prefix 'sov-', the root 'raggiun-', and the suffixes '-gere' and '-sti'. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ge'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant division and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To overtake, to catch up to, to reach (someone or something) after a pursuit.

    You overtook / You caught up to.

    “Tu sovraggiungesti il treno all'ultima fermata.”

    “Non pensavo che tu sovraggiungessi i tuoi avversari.”

    syn:raggiunsisuperastiafferrasti
    ant:precedestilasciasti indietro

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ge'. The first syllable 'so' is unstressed, followed by 'vra', 'ggiun', unstressed, and finally 'sti'.

Syllables

5
so/so/
vra/vra/
ggiun/d͡ʒun/
ge/d͡ʒe/
sti/sti/

so — Open syllable, initial syllable.. vra — Open syllable, contains a vowel and consonant.. ggiun — Closed syllable, contains a geminate consonant.. ge — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. sti — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

sov-

Latin *super-* meaning 'over, above'. Intensifier.

root

raggiun-

From Latin *radicare* meaning 'to reach, to attain'.

suf

-gere/-sti

Latin infinitive ending *-gere* and Italian 2nd person singular past historic ending *-sti*. Indicates verb formation and person/tense.

Similar Words

so­vrin­ten­den­terag­giun­ge­reag­giun­ge­re

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are typically divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters, especially geminate consonants, are generally maintained within the same syllable.

Prefix/Suffix Separation

Prefixes and suffixes are often separated into distinct syllables.

Penultimate Stress

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in Italian words.

  • The geminate consonant 'gg' could theoretically be split, but Italian phonotactics favor keeping it together.
  • The prefix *sov-* is consistently syllabified as a separate unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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