tolldepartment
The word *tolldepartement* is divided into five syllables: toll-de-par-t-ment. The primary stress falls on the first syllable. It's a compound noun consisting of the root 'toll' and the suffix 'departement'. Syllabification follows rules maximizing onsets and resolving vowel hiatus.
Definitions
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The customs department
Customs department
“Han jobber i tolldepartementet.”
“Tolldepartementet kontrollerer importen.”
syn:tollvesenet
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('toll'). Nynorsk generally favors initial syllable stress.
Syllables
toll — Open syllable, initial stress.. de — Open syllable, intervocalic consonant.. par — Open syllable.. t — Closed syllable, consonant coda.. ment — Closed syllable, consonant coda.
Word Parts
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Maximizing Onsets
Prioritizing consonant clusters as onsets to form syllables.
Vowel Hiatus Resolution
Intervocalic consonants form separate syllables.
Consonant Coda
Consonants at the end of syllables form codas.
- Geminate consonant 'll' treated as a single consonant for syllabification.
- Compound word structure doesn't introduce unusual challenges.
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