Hyphenation offemtenårsgrense

Norwegian Nynorsk Word Analysis: femtenårsgrense

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word femtenårsgrense means "age limit of fifteen years" in Norwegian Nynorsk. It's a compound noun. Pronunciation involves a relatively straightforward application of Nynorsk phonological rules, with attention to vowel quality and consonant clusters.

2. Syllable Division:

Following Nynorsk syllable division rules, which generally favor maximizing onsets (consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable) and respecting vowel sequences, the division is as follows (detailed in the JSON output).

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• femten: (Numeral) "fifteen" - Germanic origin.
• års: (Genitive of år) "year" - Germanic origin. Functions as a genitive attribute.
• grense: (Noun) "limit, boundary" - Germanic origin.

4. Stress Identification:

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable (-se). This is typical for Nynorsk nouns.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ˈfɛmtənɑːʂˈɡrɛnːsə/

6. Edge Case Review:

The double 'r' in års can sometimes be reduced in rapid speech, but it's generally maintained in careful pronunciation. The 'n' in femten is often assimilated to the following 'å' sound, creating a nasalized vowel.

7. Grammatical Role:

The word is exclusively a noun. Syllabification and stress remain consistent regardless of its grammatical function within a sentence.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Word: femtenårsgrense
• Grammatical Category: Noun (feminine)
• English Translation: "fifteen-year-old limit," "age limit of fifteen"
• Synonyms: aldersgrense (age limit), femtenårsalder (fifteen-year age)
• Antonyms: None directly applicable.
• Examples:
  • "Det er ein femtenårsgrense for å sjå filmen." (There is a fifteen-year age limit to see the film.)
  • "Ho er over femtenårsgrensa." (She is over the fifteen-year age limit.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• syttenårsgrense (seventeen-year-old limit): Syllabification: syt-ten-års-gren-se. Similar structure, stress on the penultimate syllable.
• tjueårsgrense (twenty-year-old limit): Syllabification: tju-e-års-gren-se. Similar structure, stress on the penultimate syllable.
• sekstenårsgrense (sixteen-year-old limit): Syllabification: sek-sten-års-gren-se. Similar structure, stress on the penultimate syllable.

These words demonstrate a consistent pattern of syllabification and stress in compound nouns formed with a numeral, års, and grense. The differences lie in the initial numeral, which affects the onset of the first syllable.

10. Division Rules:

• Onset Maximization: Nynorsk favors maximizing consonant clusters in the onset of a syllable (e.g., femt-).
• Vowel Sequencing: Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable (e.g., ten-års).
• Genitive 's': The genitive marker 's' typically forms a syllable on its own, especially when followed by a vowel (e.g., års-).

11. Special Considerations:

The pronunciation of the 'r' sound can vary regionally. In some dialects, it may be trilled, while in others, it's a tap or even silent. This doesn't significantly affect the syllabification, however.