folkehøyskolelærer
Syllables
fol-ke-høy-sko-le-læ-rer
Pronunciation
/ˈfɔlːkəˌhøʏskɔːləˈlæːrər/
Stress
0000010
Morphemes
folke-høyskole + -lærer
The word *folkehøyskolelærer* is a compound noun syllabified as fol-ke-høy-sko-le-læ-rer, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('læ'). It's formed from the roots 'folke-' (people), 'høyskole-' (high school), and the suffix '-lærer' (teacher). Syllable division follows Nynorsk rules prioritizing onset maximization and avoiding stranded consonants.
Definitions
- 1
A teacher at a *folkehøyskole* (folk high school).
Folk high school teacher
“Han er ein dyktig folkehøyskolelærar.”
“Ho underviste i historie som folkehøyskolelærar.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('læ'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
fol — Open syllable, containing the root morpheme. Vowel is long.. ke — Closed syllable, vowel is reduced (schwa).. høy — Open syllable, part of the compound root. Vowel is diphthong.. sko — Open syllable, part of the compound root. Vowel is long.. le — Closed syllable, vowel is reduced (schwa).. læ — Open syllable, containing the suffix morpheme. Vowel is long and stressed.. rer — Closed syllable, containing the suffix morpheme. Vowel is reduced (schwa).
Word Parts
Similar Words
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters like 'sk' and 'fr' are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are not left at the end of a syllable unless they are part of a diphthong or triphthong.
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally divided around vowels, creating open or closed syllables.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation (e.g., the quality of /ø/ and /æ/) may exist, but do not affect the core syllabification.
- The 'r' sound can be pronounced as an alveolar approximant [ɹ] in some dialects, but this doesn't change the syllable division.
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