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in reply to a message by Christo
There are a few exceptions, thought, like cittá (city), but then it's stressed.
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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.
The rule that the last sylable cannot be stressed is valid for Latin, not for Italian.
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Isn't it città not cittá?
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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