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spelacchiamento

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

5 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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5syllables

spelacchiamento

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

spe-lac-chia-men-to

Pronunciation

/spelak.kjamˈmento/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

spe- + lacchia- + -mento

The word 'spelacchiamento' is divided into five syllables: spe-lac-chia-men-to. It's a noun derived from Latin roots, with stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, breaking consonant clusters after the first consonant and ending syllables in vowels.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act or process of peeling, scaling, or defoliating. The removal of a coating or layer.

    Peeling, scaling, defoliation

    “Il spelacchiamento della vernice rivelò il legno sottostante.”

    syn:desquamazionescrostamento
    ant:rivestimentocopertura

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

5
spe/spe/
lac/lak/
chia/kja/
men/men/
to/to/

spe — Open syllable, initial syllable.. lac — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster.. chia — Open syllable.. men — Closed syllable.. to — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

spe-

Latin *ex-* meaning 'out, off'; privative prefix.

root

lacchia-

From *lacca* meaning 'varnish, resin, gum'.

suf

-mento

Latin *-mentum*; forms a noun denoting an action or result.

Similar Words

pa­vi­men­ta­zio­nea­li­men­ta­zio­nedo­cu­men­ta­zio­ne

Vowel Rule

Syllables generally end in vowels.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it's followed by a vowel.

  • The 'cc' cluster in 'lac-' is treated as a single unit for syllabification, but the first consonant forms the syllable onset.
  • Regional variations in vowel quality may exist but do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

Nearby Words

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