delstatshovedstad
Syllables
del-stat-sho-ved-stad
Pronunciation
/dɛlˌstatsˈhuvøːdsˌtaːd/
Stress
01001
Morphemes
delstatshovedstad
The word 'delstatshovedstad' is a compound noun in Nynorsk, syllabified as 'del-stat-sho-ved-stad' with primary stress on 'hoved'. It's formed from three roots: 'delstat' (state), 'hoved' (head), and 'stad' (place). Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel-centric principles.
Definitions
- 1
The principal city of a state or province.
State capital
“Oslo er Norges hovudstad og største delstatshovedstad.”
“Regjeringa møttest i delstatshovedstaden.”
syn:fylkeshovedstad
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'hoved' (second 'o').
Syllables
del — Open syllable, containing the vowel /ɛ/.. stat — Closed syllable, containing the vowel /a/ and the consonant /s/.. sho — Open syllable, containing the vowel /u/ and the consonant cluster /ʃ/.. ved — Closed syllable, containing the vowel /ɛ/ and the consonant /d/.. stad — Closed syllable, containing the long vowel /aː/ and the consonant /d/.
Similar Words
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable (e.g., 'sh' in 'sho').
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified based on the individual morphemes.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation.
- Potential elision of the 'd' in 'delstat' in colloquial speech.
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