The accent (3)
Words formed with the following suffixes are stressed on the second-to-the-last syllable:
| Part of speech | Suffix | Example | |
| 1. | adjectives ending in | -àbile, -ìbile, -évole, -èrrimo, -ógnolo, -ésimo, -fico | amàbile, comprensìbile, cedévole |
| 2. | adjectives and adverbs ending in | -ìssimo | bellìssimo, fortissimo |
| 3. | nouns ending in | -àggine, -ùdine, -ónzolo, -ùcolo, -grafo, -fono, -metro, -logo, -sofo, -filo, -fero, -gero | testardàggine, abitùdine, fotògrafo, goniòmetro, psicòlogo, |
| 4. | verb forms | Third person plural in all tenses and conjugations, with the exception of Indicativo Futuro. First person plural of Congiuntivo Imperfetto. (Please note that some verbs of the first conjugation also have additional forms stressed on the second-to-the-last syllable). | pàrlano, vendévano, partìssero, partìssimo |
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