Usually, Italian words are stressed on the next?Cto?Cthe?Clast syllable.amicofriendfoglialeafMilanoMilannipotenephewpadrefatherparlaretospeaksignorinaMissstudiareto studytelefonareto telephoneuomoman

　　When the final ?Ce 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.

　　dottoredoctordottor NardiDoctor Nardiprofessoreprofessorprofessor Paceprofessor Pace

　　When words are stressed on the last vowel, they always have a written accent over that vowel. cioènamelycittàcityperchèbecauseperòhowevertassìtaxiuniversitàuniversityvenerdìFridayvirtùvirtue

　　It is useful to remember that open e and o occur only in stressed syllables.

　　automobileautomobilemedicophysiciannobilenobletelefonotelephone

　　Note: The written accent is used with a few monosyllables in order to distinguish them from others that have the same spelling but a different meaning.

　　dàgivesdafromèiseandlàtherelathe; it; hernénornesomeséhimself, herselfseifsìyessioneself.