telegiornalisti
Syllables
te-le-gi-or-na-li-sti
Pronunciation
/ˌtɛleʤjornaˈlisti/
Stress
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Morphemes
tele- + giornale + -isti
The word 'telegiornalisti' is divided into seven syllables: te-le-gi-or-na-li-sti. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun composed of the prefix 'tele-', the root 'giornale', and the suffix '-isti'. Syllabification follows the vowel-centric rule of Italian phonology.
Definitions
- 1
Television journalists; news reporters who work for television.
Television journalists
“I telegiornalisti hanno intervistato il presidente.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li' in 'li-sti').
Syllables
te — Open syllable, initial syllable.. le — Open syllable.. gi — Open syllable.. or — Open syllable.. na — Open syllable.. li — Open syllable.. sti — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Italian syllables are primarily formed around a vowel, with consonants assigned to the adjacent syllable based on sonority and permissible clusters.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they violate sonority sequencing principles.
- The final 'sti' syllable is closed, but this is a common and acceptable syllable structure in Italian.
- The 'gl' cluster is treated as a single onset.
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