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Subject:	Re: To Elena
Author:	Christo (guest, 195.138.130.5)
Date:	August 17, 2005 at 11:16:45 PM
Reply to:	Re: To Elena by Caprice

Italian "città" as well as Spanish "ciudad" and French "cité" are descendents from Latin "civitatem" and the stress is preserved on "a". So, it is not an exception.

The rule that the last sylable cannot be stressed is valid for Latin, not for Italian.

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Messages in this thread:

Italian Pronunciation of Giacomo - Elena Aug 16 2005, 12:10:45 AM
- Re: Italian Pronunciation of Giacomo - Mike C Aug 18 2005, 12:36:35 AM
- JAHK-o-mo is correct nt - Chrisell Aug 16 2005, 3:07:17 AM
- Re: Italian Pronunciation of Giacomo - Christo Aug 16 2005, 3:01:23 AM
  - Re: Italian Pronunciation of Giacomo - Gwenn Sep 2 2005, 3:11:21 PM
  - Re: Italian Pronunciation of Giacomo - Elena Aug 16 2005, 11:30:30 AM
    - Re: Italian Pronunciation of Giacomo - Gwenn Sep 2 2005, 3:19:04 PM
    - Re: To Elena - Christo Aug 17 2005, 12:24:27 AM
      - Re: To Elena - Caprice Aug 17 2005, 9:46:13 AM
        
        Re: To Elena - Christo Aug 17 2005, 11:16:45 PM
        Re: To Elena - Chrisell Aug 17 2005, 12:54:04 PM
    - Re: Italian Pronunciation of Giacomo - Caprice Aug 16 2005, 11:56:43 AM

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