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kriminalsosiologi

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8 syllables
17 characters
Norwegian
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8syllables

kriminasosiologi

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kri-mi-na-so-si-o-lo-gi

Pronunciation

/kri.mi.naːl.so.si.ɔˈloː.ɡi/

Stress

00010010

Morphemes

kriminal- + sosi- + -ologi

The Norwegian word 'kriminalsosiologi' (criminology) is syllabified as kri-mi-na-so-si-o-lo-gi, with primary stress on the 'so-' syllable. It's a compound noun formed from Latin and Greek roots, following standard Norwegian syllable division rules that prioritize maximizing onsets and vowel-centric syllables.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The study of crime from a sociological perspective.

    Criminology

    “Hun studerer kriminalsosiologi på universitetet.”

    “Kriminalsosiologi er et viktig felt for å forstå årsakene til kriminalitet.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('so-'). Norwegian generally stresses the first syllable of a compound, but longer compounds can have secondary stresses.

Syllables

8
kri/kri/
mi/mi/
na/naːl/
so/so/
si/si/
o/ɔˈloː/
lo/loː.ɡi/
gi/ɡi/

kri — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster 'kr', vowel 'i'.. mi — Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', vowel 'i'.. na — Open syllable, onset consonant 'n', vowel 'aː'.. so — Open syllable, onset consonant 's', vowel 'o'. Primary stressed syllable.. si — Open syllable, onset consonant 's', vowel 'i'.. o — Open syllable, onset consonant 'o', vowel 'ɔː'.. lo — Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', vowel 'oː', followed by the suffix 'gi'.. gi — Open syllable, onset consonant 'g', vowel 'i'.

Onset Maximization

Norwegian favors maximizing consonant clusters within syllables (e.g., 'kri-', 'mi-', 'na-').

Vowel-Centric Syllables

Each syllable generally contains a single vowel sound.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are often syllabified based on the individual morphemes.

  • The word is a relatively straightforward example of Norwegian compound word formation.
  • No significant exceptions or anomalies are present.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025
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