kommunalminister
Syllables
kom-mu-nal-mi-nis-ter
Pronunciation
/kɔmʊˈnɑːlˌmɪnɪstər/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
kommunal- + minister
The word 'kommunalminister' is divided into six syllables: kom-mu-nal-mi-nis-ter. Primary stress falls on 'nal'. It's a compound noun derived from Latin roots, and syllabification follows the principle of maximizing onsets.
Definitions
- 1
A minister responsible for local government affairs.
Communal Minister / Minister of Local Government
“Kommunalministeren presenterte en ny lov.”
“Hun er en erfaren kommunalminister.”
syn:Lokalpolitiker
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the third syllable ('nal'), secondary stress on the fourth syllable ('mi').
Syllables
kom — Open syllable, onset 'k', nucleus 'ɔ', coda 'm'. mu — Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'ʊ'. nal — Closed syllable, onset 'n', nucleus 'ɑː', coda 'l', primary stress. mi — Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'ɪ', secondary stress. nis — Closed syllable, onset 'n', nucleus 'ɪ', coda 's'. ter — Coda 'r' is permissible in Norwegian
Word Parts
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Maximizing Onsets
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel whenever possible.
- The compound nature of the word doesn't introduce any exceptional syllabification rules.
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