spolverezzavate
Syllables
spol-ve-rez-za-va-te
Pronunciation
/spolvereʣˈʣavate/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
spol- + ver- + ez-za-va-te
The word 'spolverezzavate' is a verb in the imperfect indicative, meaning 'you (plural) were dusting'. It is divided into six syllables: spol-ve-rez-za-va-te, with stress on the 'rez' syllable. The morphemic breakdown reveals Latin roots and suffixes indicating tense and person. The syllabification follows standard Italian rules of sonority and vowel-initial syllable formation.
Definitions
- 1
You (plural) were dusting.
You (plural) were dusting.
“Ieri, voi spolverezzavate la libreria. (Yesterday, you were dusting the bookcase.)”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('rez').
Syllables
spol — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ve — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. rez — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. za — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. va — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. te — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.
Word Parts
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Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus, with consonants grouped according to their sonority.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up according to the sonority hierarchy.
Vowel hiatus
Vowels separated by a single consonant are generally divided into separate syllables.
- The double 'z' is maintained within a single syllable, as is standard for geminate consonants in Italian.
- Italian syllable structure generally avoids consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables, but allows them at the end.
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