stramaledit͡ʃate
Syllables
stra-ma-le-di-t͡ʃa-te
Pronunciation
/stra.ma.leˈdi.t͡ʃa.te/
Stress
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Morphemes
stra- + maledici- + -ate
The word 'stramalediciate' is a 2nd person plural imperative verb form. It's divided into six syllables: stra-ma-le-di-t͡ʃa-te, with stress on 'di'. The syllabification follows Italian rules of open syllable preference and stress placement. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'stra-', the root 'maledici-', and the suffix '-ate'.
Definitions
- 1
To curse vehemently
To curse vehemently
“Stramalediciate la sfortuna!”
“Stramalediciate tutti quanti!”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('di').
Syllables
stra — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. ma — Open syllable.. le — Open syllable.. di — Stressed, open syllable.. t͡ʃa — Open syllable, affricate initial.. te — Open syllable.
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Open Syllable Preference
Italian favors open syllables (ending in a vowel). Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if followed by a liquid or glide.
Stress Placement
In Italian, stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable, especially in imperative forms.
- The 'str-' cluster is broken according to the open syllable preference rule.
- The word is exclusively used as the 2nd person plural imperative, so syllabification doesn't change with grammatical context.
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