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ledighetsøkning

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
15 characters
Norwegian Nynorsk
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “ledighetsøkning” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

ledighetsøkning

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

le-di-ghets-øk-ning

Pronunciation

/ˈleːdɪˌɡhetsˌœːkniŋ/

Stress

01000

Morphemes

ledig + hetsøkning

The word 'ledighetsøkning' is divided into five syllables: le-di-ghets-øk-ning. The stress falls on the second syllable. The word is a noun meaning 'unemployment increase' and is formed from the root 'ledig' (free) and suffixes '-hets' and '-økning'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    An increase in unemployment.

    Unemployment increase

    “Det har vært en stor ledighetsøkning i år.”

    “Regjeringen forsøker å begrense ledighetsøkningen.”

    syn:arbeidsledighetsvekst
    ant:arbeidsledighetsnedgang

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('di'). Nynorsk generally stresses the first syllable of the root, but stress can shift in compounds.

Syllables

5
le/leː/
di/dɪ/
ghets/ɡhets/
øk/œːk/
ning/niŋ/

le — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. di — Closed syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. ghets — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. øk — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ning — Coda syllable, vowel followed by nasal consonant.

Word Parts

root

ledig

Old Norse *leidigr* meaning 'empty, free'. Adjectival base.

suf

hetsøkning

Germanic origin. -hets forms a noun denoting a state, -økning denotes an increase.

Similar Words

ar­beids­le­di­ghetø­ko­no­miskut­dan­ning

Vowel-Consonant

Syllables are typically divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.

Consonant-Vowel

Syllables are divided before a vowel when preceded by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable, unless they are easily separable based on sonority.

  • The palatal nasal /ŋ/ at the end of the word is a standard feature of Nynorsk.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but they do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/15/2025

Nearby Words

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