landslagsmålvakt
The word 'landslagsmålvakt' is a compound noun in Nynorsk, syllabified as land-slags-mål-vakt. Stress falls on the second syllable ('slags'). Syllabification follows the principles of onset maximization and vowel break, typical of Nynorsk phonology. The word consists of Germanic roots combined to form a single lexical unit.
Definitions
- 1
A goalkeeper who plays for the national team.
National team goalkeeper
“Landslagsmålvakten reddet straffesparket.”
“Han er en talentfull landslagsmålvakt.”
syn:Nasjonalmålvakt
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('slags'). Nynorsk typically stresses the penultimate syllable in words of this length.
Syllables
land — Open syllable, containing a long vowel and a nasal consonant. Initial syllable.. slags — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a consonant cluster. Contains a geminate consonant.. mål — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. vakt — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a consonant.
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable whenever possible.
Vowel Break
Each vowel nucleus forms a separate syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified based on the individual morphemes, applying the onset maximization and vowel break rules.
- The geminate consonant /nː/ in 'land' does not affect the syllabification.
- The linking 's' between 'landslag' and 'målvakt' is a common feature in Nynorsk compound nouns and doesn't create a separate syllable.
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