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talassoterapica

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7 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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7syllables

talassoterapica

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ta-las-so-te-ra-pi-ca

Pronunciation

/ta.las.so.teˈra.pi.ka/

Stress

0001001

Morphemes

talasso- + tero- + -pica

The word 'talassoterapica' is an Italian adjective meaning 'thalassotherapeutic'. It is divided into seven syllables: ta-las-so-te-ra-pi-ca, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ra'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'talasso-', root 'tero-', and suffix '-pica', all of Greek origin. The /str/ consonant cluster is treated as a single unit during syllabification.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or involving treatment using seawater, sea air, and marine products.

    Thalassotherapeutic

    “Una cura talassoterapica.”

    “Le proprietà talassoterapiche dell'acqua di mare.”

    syn:marinabalneare

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ra' (te-ra-).

Syllables

7
ta/ta/
las/las/
so/so/
te/te/
ra/ra/
pi/pi/
ca/ka/

ta — Open syllable, initial syllable.. las — Closed syllable, contains consonant cluster /str/ treated as a unit.. so — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable.. ra — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. pi — Open syllable.. ca — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

talasso-

From Greek 'thalassa' (sea), denotes relation to the sea.

root

tero-

From Greek 'therapeia' (healing, treatment), indicates treatment or therapy.

suf

-pica

From Greek '-ikos' via Latin '-icus', adjectival suffix.

Similar Words

far­ma­co­lo­gi­capsi­co­lo­gi­caso­cio­lo­gi­ca

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally broken according to sonority, but /str/ is treated as a single unit.

Penultimate Stress

In words ending in a vowel, stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable.

  • The /str/ cluster is an exception to the consonant cluster breaking rule.
  • The word's Greek origin influences its morphology.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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