fotolaboratorium
Syllables
fo-to-la-bo-ra-to-ri-um
Pronunciation
/fɔtɔlɑbɔˈraːtɔriʉm/
Stress
00001000
Morphemes
foto- + laborator- + -ium
The Norwegian word 'fotolaboratorium' (photographic laboratory) is divided into eight syllables: fo-to-la-bo-ra-to-ri-um. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound noun with Greek and Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel break.
Definitions
- 1
A place equipped for developing and printing photographs.
Photographic laboratory
“Han jobber på et fotolaboratorium.”
“Vi sendte filmene våre til fotolaboratoriet.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('to' in 'to-ri-um'). Norwegian generally stresses the penultimate syllable in words of this length and structure.
Syllables
fo — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel is /ɔ/.. to — Open syllable, vowel is /ɔ/.. la — Open syllable, vowel is /a/.. bo — Open syllable, vowel is /ɔ/.. ra — Open syllable, vowel is /aː/, lengthened.. to — Open syllable, vowel is /ɔ/, stressed.. ri — Open syllable, vowel is /i/.. um — Closed syllable, vowel is /ʉ/.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel Break
Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.
Sonority Sequencing
Syllables are structured to follow the sonority sequencing principle.
- The word is a relatively recent loanword, and its syllabification is generally accepted based on the standard rules.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but they don't significantly affect the syllable division.
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