tolvtonemusikk
The word 'tolvtonemusikk' is a compound noun in Nynorsk, divided into three syllables: tolv-to-ne-mu-sikk. Stress falls on the second and third syllables. The word is formed from Germanic and Greco-Romance roots.
Definitions
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Music composed of twelve tones.
Twelve-tone music
“Han komponerte eit stykke tolvtonemusikk.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('to-ne') and the third syllable ('mu-sikk').
Syllables
tolv — Open syllable, vowel nucleus with coda.. to-ne — Open syllable, vowel nucleus with coda, primary stress.. mu-sikk — Open syllable, vowel nucleus with coda, primary stress.
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Vowel Nucleus
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, with consonants forming codas.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are divided between their constituent roots.
- The 'v' in 'tolv' could theoretically form its own syllable, but Nynorsk prefers to keep it with the preceding vowel in compound words.
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