inkommensurabel
Syllables
in-kom-men-su-ra-bel
Pronunciation
/ɪŋkɔmːɛnsʊˈraːbəl/
Stress
100000
Morphemes
in- + commensur- + -abel
The word 'inkommensurabel' is divided into six syllables: in-kom-men-su-ra-bel. Stress falls on the first syllable. It's a loanword with Latin roots, and its syllable structure follows typical Norwegian rules prioritizing vowel-consonant boundaries and onset maximization.
Definitions
- 1
Not measurable; incomparable.
Incommensurable
“De to ideene er helt inkommensurable.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('in-'). Norwegian generally stresses the first syllable of a word.
Syllables
in — Open syllable, initial syllable, unstressed.. kom — Closed syllable, medial syllable, unstressed.. men — Closed syllable, medial syllable, unstressed.. su — Closed syllable, medial syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, medial syllable, unstressed.. bel — Closed syllable, final syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Boundary
Syllables are generally divided at vowel-consonant boundaries, maximizing onsets.
Onset Maximization
Norwegian tends to create syllables with as many initial consonants as possible (onsets).
- The consonant cluster '-mensur-' is acceptable due to the word's loanword status.
- Vowel length /aː/ may vary slightly regionally.
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