herrehåndballlag
Syllables
her-re-hånd-ball-lag
Pronunciation
/ˈhæːrəˌhɔːnballaɡ/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
herre + håndball + lag
The word 'herrehåndballag' is a compound noun in Nynorsk, divided into five syllables: her-re-hånd-ball-lag. Primary stress falls on 'hånd'. The word is formed from Old Norse and English roots, and its syllabification follows the principles of onset maximization and vowel sequencing.
Definitions
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Men's handball team
Men's handball team
“Herrehåndballaget vant kampen.”
“Han er trener for herrehåndballaget.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('hånd'). The first two syllables are unstressed, and the last two are also unstressed.
Syllables
her — Open syllable, stressed (primary stress is on the following syllable, but this is a pre-stress syllable).. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. hånd — Closed syllable, primary stress.. ball — Open syllable, unstressed.. lag — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together in the onset of a syllable (e.g., 'hånd').
Vowel Sequencing
Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable (e.g., 'her-re').
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllables are structured to follow the sonority sequencing principle.
- The compound nature of the word requires consideration of morpheme boundaries, but the standard Nynorsk syllabification rules apply consistently.
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