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forhåndsuttalelse

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7 syllables
17 characters
Norwegian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “forhåndsuttalelse” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

forhåndsuttalelse

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

for-hån-ds-ut-ta-le-lse

Pronunciation

/fɔrˈhɔːnd̥sˌʊtːɑˌleːlsə/

Stress

0100101

Morphemes

for- + hånd + -s-uttalelse

The word 'forhåndsuttalelse' is a complex Norwegian noun divided into seven syllables: for-hån-ds-ut-ta-le-lse. It's a compound word with a prefix 'for-', root 'hånd', and suffixes '-s-uttalelse'. The primary stress falls on the penult syllable. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel break rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Preliminary statement

    Preliminary statement

    “Vi venter på forhåndsuttalelsen fra departementet.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penult syllable ('le'). The stress pattern is typical for Norwegian nouns.

Syllables

7
for/fɔr/
hån/hɔːn/
ds/ds/
ut/ʊt/
ta/tɑ/
le/leː/
lse/lsə/

for — Open syllable, onset 'f', nucleus 'ɔr'. hån — Open syllable, onset 'h', nucleus 'ɔːn'. ds — Closed syllable, onset 'ds', nucleus absent (syllabic consonant). ut — Open syllable, onset 'u', nucleus 't'. ta — Open syllable, onset 't', nucleus 'ɑ'. le — Open syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'eː'. lse — Closed syllable, onset 'ls', nucleus 'ə'

Onset Maximization

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

Vowel Break

Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are broken down based on individual morphemes.

  • The connecting vowel *-s-* doesn't typically form a syllable on its own.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of the *h* in *hånd*.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025
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