tossicchiereste
Syllables
tos-sic-chi-e-re-ste
Pronunciation
/tos.sik.kje.re.ste/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
toss + icchi-ere-ste
The word 'tossicchiereste' (you would cough) is syllabified as tos-sic-chi-e-re-ste, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb form with Latin roots and a reduplicative suffix.
Definitions
- 1
To cough (repeatedly or habitually)
You would cough
“Se aveste freddo, tossicchiereste.”
“Non tossicchiereste in un teatro, per favore.”
syn:tosire
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('chi').
Syllables
tos — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. sic — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. chi — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. e — Open syllable, vowel.. re — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. ste — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.
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CV Syllables
Consonant-Vowel combinations form basic syllable units.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained within syllables.
Single Vowels
Single vowels constitute a syllable.
- The reduplicative suffix '-icchi-' doesn't alter basic syllabification rules.
- Italian favors open syllables, but closed syllables are common.
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