telefonservice
Syllables
te-le-fon-ser-vi-ce
Pronunciation
/tɛlɛˈfɔnˌsɛrvɪsə/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
tele- + fon- + service
Telefonservice is a compound noun syllabified as te-le-fon-ser-vi-ce, stressed on 'fon'. It's formed from Greek and French roots, meaning 'telephone service', and follows Norwegian Nynorsk's maximizing onsets rule.
Definitions
- 1
A service providing telephone-related functions.
Telephone service
“Ho jobbar i telefonservice.”
“Me treng ein god telefonservice.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('fon').
Syllables
te — Open syllable, onset 't', coda null. le — Open syllable, onset 'l', coda null. fon — Closed syllable, onset 'f', coda 'n', primary stress. ser — Open syllable, onset 's', coda null. vi — Open syllable, onset 'v', coda null. ce — Open syllable, onset 's', coda null
Word Parts
Maximizing Onsets
Consonants are included in the onset of a syllable whenever possible before creating a syllable with a null onset.
Stress Rule
Stress generally falls on the root syllable, but can be influenced by prefixes.
- Dialectal voicing of 'f' to 'v' does not affect syllabification.
- Compound noun structure requires consideration of morpheme boundaries.
Nearby Words
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