stentucchiemo
Syllables
ste-ntuc-chi-e-mo
Pronunciation
/sten.tuk.kje.re.mo/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
ste- + ntucchi- + -ire-emo
The word 'stentucchieremo' is a future tense verb form. Syllabification follows CV rules with allowance for initial consonant clusters. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Morphemic analysis reveals Latin roots and Italian suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
To make someone blush, to embarrass.
To make someone blush, to embarrass.
“Ci stentucchieremo un po' a questa domanda.”
“We will be a little embarrassed by this question.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'chi'.
Syllables
ste — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ntuc — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. chi — Open syllable, 'ch' as /k/.. e — Open syllable, single vowel.. mo — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Each consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Italian allows consonant clusters within a syllable, especially at the beginning.
Vowel-Vowel (VV)
When two vowels appear consecutively, they are usually separated into different syllables, unless they form a diphthong.
- Initial 'st' cluster is a common exception.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /k/ before 'i' and 'e'.
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