adopsjonskontor
Syllables
a-dops-jons-kon-tor
Pronunciation
/aˈdɔpsjɔnskɔntɔr/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
adopsjon + kontor + s
The word 'adopsjonskontor' is divided into five syllables: a-dops-jons-kon-tor. Stress falls on the second syllable. It's a noun derived from Latin and Middle Low German, meaning 'adoption office'. Syllable division follows Nynorsk rules prioritizing onsets and vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
An office dealing with adoptions.
Adoption office
“Ho jobbar på adopsjonskontoret.”
“Me sende søknaden til adopsjonskontoret.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('dops'). Nynorsk generally stresses the syllable preceding a suffix or the first syllable of the root.
Syllables
a — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. dops — Closed syllable, consonant coda.. jons — Closed syllable, consonant cluster coda.. kon — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. tor — Closed syllable, consonant coda.
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Every vowel constitutes a syllable nucleus.
Onset Maximization
Nynorsk favors maximizing onsets (consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable).
Coda Formation
Consonants following a vowel form a syllable coda.
- The 'j' sound is treated as part of the following vowel to form a diphthong-like sound.
- The 's' is a linking 's' and doesn't initiate a new syllable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but the syllable division remains consistent.
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