sportsinteresse
The word 'sportsinteresse' is divided into five syllables: sports-in-te-res-se. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('res'). The word is a noun formed by combining the root 'sport' with the suffix 'interesse'. Syllabification follows Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables.
Definitions
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Interest in sports.
Sports interest
“Han har stor sportsinteresse.”
“Sportsinteresse er økende blant unge.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('res'). The stress pattern is typical for Norwegian nouns with suffixes.
Syllables
sports — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster onset and a short vowel.. in — Open syllable, containing a short vowel and a nasal consonant.. te — Open syllable, containing a short vowel and a consonant.. res — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel and a consonant. Geminate consonant 's'.. se — Open syllable, containing a schwa vowel and a consonant.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Norwegian favors maximizing consonant clusters in the onset of a syllable, as seen in 'sports'.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound, guiding the division between 'in', 'te', 'res', and 'se'.
Geminate Consonants
Geminate consonants (double consonants) are treated as a single unit within a syllable, as seen in 'res'.
- Regional dialects may exhibit variations in vowel quality and stress.
- Slight differences in orthography and pronunciation between Nynorsk and Bokmål.
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