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medaljekandidat

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Norwegian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “medaljekandidat” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

medaljekandidat

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

me-dal-je-kan-di-dat

Pronunciation

/meˈdɑːlʲɛkɑnˈdiːdɑt/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

medalje, kandidat

The word 'medaljekandidat' is a compound noun divided into six syllables: me-dal-je-kan-di-dat. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'di'. Syllabification follows the Onset-Rhyme structure, with no significant exceptions.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A person considered likely to win a medal.

    Medal candidate

    “Hun er en sterk medaljekandidat i skiskyting.”

    “Han regnes som en av medaljekandidatene i OL.”

    syn:favorittgullhåp
    ant:outsiderunderdog

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'di' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).

Syllables

6
me/me/
dal/dɑːl/
je/jɛ/
kan/kɑn/
di/diː/
dat/dɑt/

me — Open syllable, onset 'm', rhyme 'e'. dal — Open syllable, onset 'd', rhyme 'ɑːl'. je — Open syllable, onset 'j', rhyme 'ɛ'. kan — Open syllable, onset 'k', rhyme 'ɑn'. di — Open syllable, onset 'd', rhyme 'iː', primary stress. dat — Closed syllable, onset 'd', rhyme 'ɑt'

Word Parts

root

medalje, kandidat

Both roots are nouns, 'medalje' from French, 'kandidat' from Latin

Similar Words

fo­tbal­lagu­ni­ver­si­tetda­ta­ma­skin

Onset-Rhyme Structure

Syllables are formed by maximizing onsets and adhering to the Onset-Rhyme structure. Consonant clusters are permitted within syllables.

Vowel-Based Division

Vowels generally mark syllable boundaries.

  • The /lk/ cluster in 'medalje' is a permissible consonant cluster and doesn't affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

Nearby Words

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