embetsmannshold
The word 'embetsmannshold' is divided into four syllables: em-bets-manns-hold. Stress falls on 'bets'. It's a compound noun formed from 'embete', 'manns', and 'hold', with syllable division prioritizing onsets and following vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
A group of civil servants or officials.
Civil servant team
“Eit embetsmannshold vart sendt til undersøkinga.”
“Det nye embetsmannsholdet er fullt av unge talent.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('bets'). Nynorsk typically stresses the first syllable of the root within a compound.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, onset 'em'. bets — Closed syllable, stressed, onset 'b'. manns — Closed syllable, onset 'm'. hold — Closed syllable, onset 'h'
Word Parts
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Consonant clusters are maintained at the beginning of syllables.
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided after vowels followed by consonants.
- The 'mb' cluster is maintained as an onset, a common feature in Nynorsk despite being a consonant cluster.
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