lørdagsettermiddag
Syllables
lørdag-s-et-ter-mid-dag
Pronunciation
/ˈløːrdɑɡsˌetːərˌmɪdːɑɡ/
Stress
100010
Morphemes
etter + lørdag
The word 'lørdagsettermiddag' is a Norwegian compound noun meaning 'Saturday afternoon'. It is syllabified as 'lørdag-s-et-ter-mid-dag', with primary stress on 'lørdag' and secondary stress on 'mid'. The syllabification follows Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables, and is consistent with other similar compound nouns.
Definitions
- 1
The afternoon of Saturday.
Saturday afternoon
“Vi møtes på lørdagsettermiddag.”
“Jeg har ingen planer for lørdagsettermiddag.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on 'lørdag', secondary stress on 'mid', remaining syllables are unstressed. The stress pattern is typical for Norwegian compound nouns.
Syllables
lørdag — Stressed syllable, open syllable.. s — Short syllable, consonant only, genitive marker.. et — Unstressed syllable, closed syllable.. ter — Unstressed syllable, closed syllable.. mid — Secondary stressed syllable, closed syllable.. dag — Unstressed syllable, open syllable.
Onset Maximization
Norwegian favors maximizing consonant clusters within syllables, as seen in 'lørdag'.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified based on the individual morphemes.
- The 's' connecting 'lørdag' and 'etter' is a genitive marker and is treated as a separate syllable.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly alter the stress pattern, but the syllable division remains largely consistent.
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