s voices before a voiced consonant
s(?=[bdɡmnlrv]) → zHow: Let the buzz of the following consonant start early, on the s.
The s takes its voicing from what follows. Spelled s, said z.
| Word | Reference | Accent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| sbaglio | the ʎ is held long | ||
| smettere | |||
| slitta |
Standard Italianreference
The reference — seven vowels, double consonants that are genuinely held twice as long, a rolled r, and stress that can fall anywhere and is only sometimes written. The one rule added is the voicing of s before a voiced consonant, which the standard requires and the spelling hides.
Where: the broadcast standard, Florentine-based
Try a word
Anything the spelling engine can transcribe, the accent can move. Slow it down to hear the shape.
Reference
Standard Italian
Which rules fired
Nothing moved — this word has none of the sounds this accent changes.
Melody and rhythm
Syllable-timed and musical: every syllable gets its beat, stressed vowels are long, and the pitch travels further than in French or Spanish. Double consonants are a hold, not a spelling — 'nonno' and 'nono' are different words.
What moves, one rule at a time
In the order the mouth applies them. Every before-and-after is playable — click the IPA. The pattern is the rule as the engine runs it, for the curious.
Consonants
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