Stress / Accento Tonico
Usually, Italian words are stressed on the next–to–the–last syllable.
amico friend
foglia leaf
Milano Milan
nipote nephew
padre father
parlare to speak
signorina Miss
studiare to study
telefonare to telephone
uomo man
When the final –e 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.
