landmålingsinstrument
Syllables
land-må-lings-in-stru-ment
Pronunciation
/ˈlɑnːmɔːlɪŋsɪnstrʊmɛnt/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
landmålingsinstrument
The word 'landmålingsinstrument' is a compound noun syllabified according to Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel break. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is composed of the roots 'land', 'måle', and 'instrument'.
Definitions
- 1
A tool or device used for land surveying.
Land surveying instrument
“Landmålingsinstrumentet ble brukt til å kartlegge området.”
syn:Landmålerredskap
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('stru'). The stress pattern is typical for Norwegian compound nouns.
Syllables
land — Open syllable, containing a long vowel and a nasal consonant. Onset is a single consonant.. må — Open syllable, containing a diphthong. Onset is a single consonant.. lings — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a consonant cluster. Onset is a single consonant.. in — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a nasal consonant. Onset is a single consonant.. stru — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a consonant cluster. Onset is a consonant cluster.. ment — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a consonant cluster. Onset is a single consonant.
Similar Words
Onset Maximization
Norwegian prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Break
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'ng' cluster is treated as a single phoneme.
- The diphthong 'må' is a single syllable unit.
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