kriminalnovelle
Syllables
kri-mi-nal-no-vel-le
Pronunciation
/kriˈmiːnɑlˌnɔvɛlːə/
Stress
001010
Morphemes
kriminal + novelle
The Norwegian word 'kriminalnovelle' (crime story) is divided into six syllables: kri-mi-nal-no-vel-le. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound noun derived from German/Danish and ultimately Latin/Italian roots. Syllabification follows standard Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel peak.
Definitions
- 1
A short crime story; a detective story.
Crime story, detective story
“Han leste en spennende kriminalnovelle.”
“Forfatteren er kjent for sine kriminalnoveller.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('no' in 'no-vel-le'). This is typical for Norwegian words of Germanic origin.
Syllables
kri — Open syllable, onset 'kr', vowel 'i'. mi — Open syllable, onset 'm', vowel 'i'. nal — Closed syllable, onset 'n', vowel 'a', coda 'l'. no — Open syllable, onset 'n', vowel 'o'. vel — Closed syllable, onset 'v', vowel 'e', coda 'l' (geminate consonant). le — Open syllable, onset 'l', vowel 'e'
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Onset Maximization
Syllables attempt to maximize their onsets (consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable).
Vowel Peak
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Sonority Sequencing
Sounds within a syllable follow a sonority hierarchy.
- The word is a loanword compound, which can sometimes lead to slight variations in pronunciation, but the current syllabification is standard.
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