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gasskraftanlegg

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

4 syllables
15 characters
Norwegian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “gasskraftanlegg” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
4syllables

gasskraftanlegg

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

gass-kraft-a-nlegg

Pronunciation

/ɡɑsːˈkrɑftɑˌnɛlːɡ/

Stress

1000

Morphemes

gass, kraft, anlegg

The Norwegian word 'gasskraftanlegg' (gas power plant) is syllabified as gass-kraft-a-nlegg, with primary stress on the first syllable ('gass'). It's a compound noun formed from 'gass', 'kraft', and 'anlegg', following typical Norwegian syllable division rules prioritizing onset maximization and vowel nuclei.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A facility that generates electricity using gas as its primary fuel source.

    Gas power plant

    “Det nye gasskraftanlegget vil øke energiproduksjonen.”

    “Gasskraftanlegget ligger ved kysten.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('gass'), typical for Norwegian nouns and compound words.

Syllables

4
gass/ɡɑsː/
kraft/krɑft/
a/ɑ/
nlegg/nɛlːɡ/

gass — Open syllable, stressed, containing a geminate consonant.. kraft — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster onset.. a — Open syllable, unstressed, schwa-like vowel.. nlegg — Closed syllable, containing a geminate consonant and nasal onset.

Onset Maximization

Norwegian syllable division prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

  • The geminate 'ss' in 'gass' does not affect syllabification.
  • The 'anlegg' segment is a common suffix/root in Norwegian.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/15/2025
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