Hyphenation offørstegongsfødande

Linguistic Analysis of "førstegongsfødande" (Norwegian Nynorsk)

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "førstegongsfødande" is a compound noun in Nynorsk, meaning "first-time mother." It's a relatively long word, typical of Germanic languages with compounding. Pronunciation involves a mix of voiced and voiceless consonants, and vowel qualities characteristic of Nynorsk.

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:

• første-: Prefix, meaning "first" (Old Norse fyrstr). Adjectival prefix.
• gong-: Root, meaning "time, occasion" (Old Norse gangr). Noun root.
• -sfødande: Suffix, meaning "bearing, giving birth" (from føda "to give birth"). Derived from the verb føda (Old Norse fæða). The "-s-" is a genitive linking element.

4. Stress Identification:

The primary stress falls on the second syllable: før-ste-gong-sfø-dande. Nynorsk generally stresses the first syllable of the root or the penultimate syllable in longer words.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ˈfœrsteˌɡɔŋsfœˈdɑnde/

6. Edge Case Review:

The "-sfø-" sequence is a common feature in Nynorsk compounds and doesn't present a significant syllabification challenge. The "gong" root is relatively stable in its pronunciation.

7. Grammatical Role:

The word functions solely as a noun. Syllabification and stress remain consistent regardless of its grammatical context within a sentence.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: A woman who is giving birth for the first time.
• Grammatical Category: Noun (feminine gender)
• Translation: First-time mother
• Synonyms: Nyføddmor (newborn mother)
• Antonyms: Gjenfødande (woman giving birth again)
• Examples:
  • "Ho er ei førstegongsfødande." (She is a first-time mother.)
  • "Førstegongsfødande treng ofte ekstra støtte." (First-time mothers often need extra support.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• barneskule (school for children): bar-ne-sku-le. Similar structure with compounding. Stress on the second syllable.
• arbeidsløys (unemployed): ar-beids-løys. Similar consonant clusters. Stress on the second syllable.
• datamaskina (the computer): da-ta-mas-ki-na. Demonstrates the tendency to break up vowel sequences into separate syllables. Stress on the third syllable.

The differences in stress placement are due to the length and morphological structure of each word. "førstegongsfødande" is longer and has a more complex morphological structure, leading to stress on the second syllable.

10. Division Rules:

• Onset Maximization: Consonant clusters are generally kept together at the beginning of a syllable (e.g., "str-" in "første-").
• Vowel Breakup: Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable (e.g., "gong-sfø-").
• Compound Word Syllabification: Syllable boundaries often align with morpheme boundaries in compound words.