hockeypresident
The word 'hockeypresident' is a compound noun in Norwegian, divided into five syllables: hoc-key-pre-si-dent. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('si'). Syllabification follows the principle of maximizing onsets and adheres to standard Norwegian phonological rules. The word consists of two borrowed roots, 'hockey' and 'president'.
Definitions
- 1
The president of a hockey club or organization.
Hockey president
“Hockeypresidenten holdt en tale.”
“Valget av ny hockeypresident er i gang.”
syn:ishockeysjef
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('si'). Norwegian typically stresses the penultimate syllable in nouns and compound nouns.
Syllables
hoc — Closed syllable with a geminate consonant. Onset is /hɔkː/.. key — Open syllable. Nucleus is /eɪ/.. pre — Closed syllable. Onset is /pr/, nucleus is /ɛ/.. si — Closed syllable, primary stress. Onset is /s/, nucleus is /ɪ/.. dent — Closed syllable. Onset is /dɛnt/.
Maximize Onsets
Syllables are formed to maximize the number of consonants in the onset, as long as the resulting onset is permissible in Norwegian phonology.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
When a vowel is followed by a consonant and then another vowel, a syllable break occurs between the consonant and the second vowel.
- Geminate consonants (like /kː/) are common in Norwegian and do not affect syllabification.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not alter the core syllable structure.
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