stoccheggiavamo
Syllables
sto-cch-eg-gia-va-mo
Pronunciation
/stok.keɡ.ˈd͡ʒa.va.mo/
Stress
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Morphemes
stocch + eggiavamo
The word 'stoccheggiavamo' is syllabified as sto-cch-eg-gia-va-mo, with stress on 'gia'. It's a verb conjugation with a root related to 'stocco' and suffixes indicating inchoative aspect, imperfect tense, and first-person plural. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules for vowel-consonant boundaries and geminate consonants.
Definitions
- 1
To poke repeatedly
Pungere ripetutamente
“I bambini stoccheggiavano il cane con dei bastoncini.”
- 2
To tease, to provoke
Provocare, stuzzicare
“Non stoccheggiare il tuo fratello!”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'gia'.
Syllables
sto — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cch — Closed syllable, geminate consonant cluster.. eg — Closed syllable, consonant after vowel.. gia — Closed, stressed syllable.. va — Open syllable, vowel after consonant.. mo — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel-Consonant Boundary
Syllables generally form around vowel-consonant boundaries.
Geminate Consonant Division
Geminate consonants are split to create syllable boundaries.
Permissible Onsets
Consonant clusters permissible as onsets do not necessarily break syllables.
- The 'cch' cluster is a common feature in Italian and doesn't present a significant exception.
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