sprolongheranno
Syllables
spro-lon-ghe-ran-no
Pronunciation
/spro.lon.ɡeˈran.no/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
spro- + lung- + -ongh-er-anno
The word 'sprolongheranno' is a future tense verb form. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, breaking up consonant clusters and separating vowel hiatus. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ghe'). The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
To prolong, to extend in time.
They will prolong.
“I ricercatori sprolongheranno lo studio per ottenere risultati più accurati.”
“Speriamo che il governo sprolongheranno le misure di sostegno economico.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ghe'), following the general Italian rule of penultimate stress.
Syllables
spro — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. lon — Open syllable, contains the root vowel.. ghe — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ran — Open syllable, part of the future tense suffix.. no — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up, with each consonant belonging to the following vowel.
Vowel Hiatus
When two vowels come together, they are usually separated into different syllables.
Penultimate Stress
Italian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
Geminate Consonants
Geminate consonants are considered part of the following syllable.
- The 'gh' digraph represents a single phoneme /ɡ/.
- The length of the word and multiple suffixes make it a complex case, but the rules are consistently applied.
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