karboksylgruppe
The Norwegian noun 'karboksylgruppe' (carboxyl group) is divided into five syllables: kar-boks-yl-gru-ppe, with stress on 'boks'. Syllabification follows the maximizing onset principle and standard Norwegian phonological rules. It's morphologically composed of the root 'karboksyl' and the suffix 'gruppe'.
Definitions
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A functional group -COOH, characteristic of carboxylic acids.
Carboxyl group
“Karboksylgruppen er viktig i mange organiske reaksjoner.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('boks').
Syllables
kar — Open syllable, onset 'k', vowel 'a', coda 'r'. boks — Closed syllable, onset 'b', vowel 'o', coda 'ks'. syl — Closed syllable, onset 's', vowel 'y', coda 'l'. gru — Open syllable, onset 'g', vowel 'u', coda '∅'. ppe — Open syllable, onset 'p', vowel 'e', coda '∅'
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Maximizing Onset Principle
Prioritizes creating syllables with onsets whenever possible.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Sounds are ordered from more sonorous (vowels) to less sonorous (consonants) within a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken down based on the sonority hierarchy.
- Retroflexion of 'r' in Eastern Norwegian dialects doesn't affect syllable division.
- The compound nature of the word doesn't introduce special syllabification rules.
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