spendicchiavate
Syllables
spen-di-cchia-va-te
Pronunciation
/spen.dit.kjaˈva.te/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
spend + icchia-va-te
The word 'spendicchiavate' is a verb form with a clear syllable division based on vowel-initial syllables and pronounceable consonant clusters. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, with a root from Latin and several suffixes indicating tense, person, and number.
Definitions
- 1
To squander, to waste (money, resources) habitually or excessively.
You (plural) were squandering/wasting.
“Voi spendicchiavate i soldi senza pensare al futuro.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cchia').
Syllables
spen — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. di — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. cchia — Syllable with consonant cluster, stressed syllable.. va — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. te — Open syllable, vowel-initial.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel typically begins a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to pronounceability.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Consonant clusters are broken in a way that maximizes sonority.
Stress-Based Division
Syllable division often respects the stress pattern.
- The '-icchia-' suffix can be challenging for non-native speakers, but is treated as a single morphemic unit.
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