sovraimponevamo
Syllables
so-vra-im-po-ne-va-mo
Pronunciation
/ˌsɔvrai̯mpoˈneːvamo/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
sovra- + impon- + -e-vamo
The word 'sovraimponevamo' is a verb in the imperfect tense, divided into seven syllables: so-vra-im-po-ne-va-mo. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'sovra-', the root 'impon-', and the suffix '-e-vamo'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel division and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
To be imposing oneself upon, to override, to dominate.
We were imposing, we were overriding, we were dominating.
“Noi sovraimponevamo la nostra volontà agli altri.”
“I suoi desideri sovraimponevano quelli di tutti gli altri.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('va' in 'ne-va-mo').
Syllables
so — Open syllable, vowel-final. vra — Closed syllable, consonant cluster. im — Closed syllable, vowel-final. po — Open syllable, vowel-final. ne — Open syllable, vowel-final. va — Open syllable, vowel-final. mo — Closed syllable, vowel-final
Word Parts
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Vowel Division
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters that form a natural phonetic unit are kept together within a syllable.
- The *sovra-* prefix is consistently syllabified.
- The imperfect tense ending *-vamo* is consistently syllabified.
- The *vr* cluster is a permissible consonant cluster in Italian.
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