hundretusentalls
Syllables
hun-dret-u-sen-talls
Pronunciation
/ˈhʊnːdrəˌtʉːsənˌtɑls/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
hundre, tusen + talls
The word 'hundretusentalls' is a Nynorsk noun meaning 'hundreds of thousands'. It is divided into five syllables: hun-dret-u-sen-talls, with primary stress on the second syllable ('u'). The word is formed from the roots 'hundre' and 'tusen' with the suffix '-talls'. Syllabification follows the principles of onset maximization and vowel sequencing.
Definitions
- 1
Numbers in the hundreds of thousands.
Hundreds of thousands
“Det bor hundretusentalls mennesker i Oslo.”
“Selskapet har en omsetning på hundretusentalls kroner.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('u'). The first syllable ('hun') receives weak stress. The remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
hun — Open syllable, initial syllable, stressed (weakly).. dret — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster /dr/.. u — Open syllable, stressed (primary).. sen — Closed syllable.. talls — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters (e.g., 'dr', 'sn') are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel Sequencing
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllables are structured to follow the sonority sequencing principle, with sounds becoming more sonorous towards the nucleus.
- The word is a compound noun, which influences stress placement.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not alter the core syllabification.
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