tossicchiassero
Syllables
to-s-si-c-chi-a-sse-ro
Pronunciation
/tos.sik.kjas.se.ro/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
toss + icchiassero
The word 'tossicchiassero' is a verb form syllabified into six syllables: to-s-si-c-chi-a-sse-ro. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard Italian rules, respecting vowel-final syllables, consonant cluster breakup (except for digraphs), and digraph preservation.
Definitions
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They were coughing
They were coughing
“I bambini tossicchiassero a causa del freddo.”
“Se tossicchiassero, avrei saputo che erano malati.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sse').
Syllables
to — Open syllable, vowel-final.. s-si — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'ss' treated as a single unit.. c-chi — Closed syllable, digraph 'ch' remains intact.. a — Open syllable, vowel-final.. sse — Closed syllable, digraph 'ss' remains intact.. ro — Open syllable, vowel-final.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Final Syllables
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Breakup
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant unless they form a digraph.
Digraph Preservation
Digraphs (e.g., 'ss', 'ch') are treated as single units and not broken during syllabification.
- The geminated 'ss' requires treating the digraph as a single unit. The reduplicative suffix '-chi-' doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
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