kvalitetsøkning
The word 'kvalitetsøkning' is a compound noun meaning 'quality increase'. It is divided into five syllables: kval-i-tets-øk-ning, with primary stress on the second syllable. It consists of the root 'kvalitet' (quality) and the suffix 'søkning' (increase), linked by a genitive 's'. Syllabification follows the sonority principle and avoids illegal codas.
Definitions
- 1
The act or process of improving or increasing quality.
Quality increase
“Firmaet fokuserer på kontinuerleg kvalitetsøkning.”
“Kvalitetsøkning er viktig for å auka konkurransekrafta.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable (*tets*). The first and last syllables are relatively unstressed.
Syllables
kval — Open syllable, onset with /k/ and /v/, nucleus /a/, coda /l/. i — Open syllable, onset and coda are empty, nucleus /i/. tets — Closed syllable, onset with /t/, nucleus /e/, coda /ts/. øk — Open syllable, onset with /œ/, nucleus /ø/, coda /k/. ning — Closed syllable, onset with /n/, nucleus /i/, coda /ŋ/
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Sonority Principle
Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus, with consonants arranged according to their sonority.
Avoidance of Illegal Codas
Norwegian generally avoids complex consonant clusters in the syllable coda.
Compound Word Stress
The second element of a compound word often receives stress.
- The 's' linking morpheme is always a separate syllable.
- The 'ts' cluster is a permissible syllable onset.
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