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kursfastsettelse

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
16 characters
Norwegian
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5syllables

kursfastsettelse

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kur-sfast-set-tel-se

Pronunciation

/kʉrsfɑstˈsɛtːelse/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

fast + kurs/sett + else

The word 'kursfastsettelse' is a compound noun syllabified as kur-sfast-set-tel-se, with primary stress on 'set'. It's composed of the root 'kurs', the prefix 'fast-', the root 'sett-', and the suffix '-else'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel peak rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The process of determining or fixing a course, price, or rate.

    Course setting, rate fixing

    “Kursfastsettelsen skjedde i går.”

    “De diskuterte kursfastsettelsen for aksjene.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'set'. The other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

5
kur/kʉr/
sfast/sfɑst/
set/sɛtː/
tel/tɛl/
se/sə/

kur — Open syllable, onset 'k', vowel 'ʉ', coda null.. sfast — Closed syllable, onset 'sf', vowel 'ɑ', coda 'st'. set — Closed syllable, onset 's', vowel 'ɛ', coda 'tː' (geminate consonant). Primary stress.. tel — Open syllable, onset 't', vowel 'ɛ', coda null.. se — Open syllable, onset 's', vowel 'ə', coda null.

Onset Maximization

Norwegian favors maximizing the onsets of syllables, leading to divisions like 'kur' instead of 'ku-rs'.

Vowel Peak

Each syllable must contain a vowel.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are generally syllabified based on the individual morphemes.

  • The 's' in 'sfast' could be considered part of the following syllable in less formal speech, but standard syllabification maintains the morphemic boundary.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025
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