Usually, Italian words are stressed on the next?Cto?Cthe?Clast syllable.amicofriendfoglialeafMilanoMilannipotenephewpadrefatherparlaretospeaksignorinaMissstudiareto studytelefonareto telephoneuomoman
# i2 K! M. Y, p9 J' { When the final ?Ce is dropped from a word, as happens with some masculine titles when they are directly followed by a proper name, the position of the stress remains unchanged.
3 t$ z. c X( w6 B dottoredoctordottor NardiDoctor Nardiprofessoreprofessorprofessor Paceprofessor Pace
% Y) l/ Q/ l0 U4 p" L. ]9 ~1 a When words are stressed on the last vowel, they always have a written accent over that vowel. cioènamelycittàcityperchèbecauseperòhowevertassìtaxiuniversitàuniversityvenerdìFridayvirtùvirtue
. N: I, z% b- C" R% ?2 f It is useful to remember that open e and o occur only in stressed syllables.
2 W" |* y0 G+ q+ ~ automobileautomobilemedicophysiciannobilenobletelefonotelephone
1 h. S2 |1 X$ ~; R0 t Note: The written accent is used with a few monosyllables in order to distinguish them from others that have the same spelling but a different meaning.' `/ B1 L+ k2 n. ^9 m( p
dàgivesdafromèiseandlàtherelathe; it; hernénornesomeséhimself, herselfseifsìyessioneself. |