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sovrastampavano

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

sovrastampavano

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

so-vra-stam-pa-va-no

Pronunciation

/ˌsoːvraʃʃamˈpaːvano/

Stress

010010

Morphemes

sovra- + stamp- + -avano

The word 'sovrastampavano' is a verb form derived from 'sovrastampare'. It is divided into six syllables: so-vra-stam-pa-va-no, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The morphemic structure consists of the prefix 'sovra-', the root 'stamp-', and the suffix '-avano'. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules of vowel-consonant separation and consonant cluster treatment.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To overprint, to overstamp, to print over something already printed.

    They were overprinting / They used to overprint.

    “I lavoratori sovrastampavano le banconote false.”

    “La fabbrica sovrastampava i documenti con un nuovo logo.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('pa').

Syllables

6
so/soː/
vra/vra/
stam/ʃtam/
pa/paː/
va/va/
no/no/

so — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. vra — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. stam — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'str' as onset.. pa — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. va — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. no — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.

Vowel-Consonant

Syllables are typically divided after a vowel.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are treated as a single onset if possible (e.g., 'str').

  • The 'sovra-' prefix can sometimes be written as 'super-' in modern Italian.
  • The imperfect tense ending '-avano' is regular and doesn't present any syllabification challenges.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025
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