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trosanliggende

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

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

trosanliggende

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

tro-san-lig-gen-de

Pronunciation

/ˈtrɔsɑnˌlɪɡːən̪de/

Stress

01000

Morphemes

tro- + -san- + -liggende

The word 'trosanliggende' is syllabified as tro-san-lig-gen-de, with primary stress on 'san'. It's morphologically complex, built from a prefix, root, and suffix. Syllable division follows Nynorsk rules of maximizing onsets and dividing before vowels.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Trustworthy, believable, credible, having a basis in truth.

    Trustworthy, credible

    “Han ga en trosanliggende forklaring.”

    syn:påliteligtruverdig
    ant:utruverdigtvilsom

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable, 'san'.

Syllables

5
tro/trɔ/
san/sɑn/
lig/lɪɡ/
gen/ɡən/
de/de/

tro — Open syllable, initial syllable.. san — Closed, stressed syllable.. lig — Closed syllable.. gen — Open syllable.. de — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

tro-

Old Norse *trú* - faith, belief. Indicates trustworthiness.

root

-san-

From *sann* - true. Core meaning relating to truth.

suf

-liggende

From *-lig* + *-ande*. *-lig* (Old Norse *liggr*) is an adjectival suffix meaning 'having the quality of'. *-ande* is a present participle suffix.

Similar Words

van­skel­igfor­stå­el­seut­for­dring

Maximize Onsets

Consonant clusters are generally kept together at the beginning of a syllable.

Vowel-Based Division

Syllable division typically occurs before a vowel.

  • Potential dialectal variations in vowel quality.
  • Geminate consonants (/ɡː/) do not pose a syllabification issue.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/20/2025

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