fallskjermhopper
The word 'fallskjermhopper' is a compound noun in Nynorsk, divided into four syllables: fall-skjerm-hop-per. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-per'). The syllabification follows the principles of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllabification, common in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Definitions
- 1
A person who jumps from an aircraft with a parachute.
Parachute jumper
“Fallskjermhopperen landa trygt.”
“Han er en erfaren fallskjermhopper.”
syn:Fallhopper
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-per'). The first three syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
fall — Open syllable, containing a long vowel. Unstressed.. skjerm — Closed syllable with an affricate onset. Unstressed.. hop — Closed syllable with a long vowel. Unstressed.. per — Closed syllable. Stressed.
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable whenever possible.
Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Stress typically falls on the second-to-last syllable in words of this length.
- The 'skj' cluster is treated as a single onset.
- Double consonants influence syllable weight but do not change the basic syllabification rules.
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