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meddelelsesmåte

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

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

meddelelsesmåte

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

med-de-le-lses-må-te

Pronunciation

/mɛdːəˈleːlsˌmɔːtə/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

med + dele + lses

The Norwegian word 'meddelelsesmåte' is divided into six syllables based on maximizing onsets and following vowel-consonant patterns. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound noun meaning 'communication method', formed from the roots 'meddele' and 'måte' with a nominalizing suffix.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The way of communicating; method of communication.

    Communication method

    “En effektiv meddelelsesmåte er viktig.”

    “Vi må finne en bedre meddelelsesmåte.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('må'). Norwegian generally stresses the penultimate syllable in words of this length.

Syllables

6
med/mɛd/
de/də/
le/leː/
lses/lsəs/
må/mɔː/
te/tə/

med — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'ed'. de — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'e'. le — Open syllable, onset 'l', rime 'eː' (long vowel). lses — Syllable with complex onset 'ls', rime 'əs'. må — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'å' (long vowel), stressed. te — Open syllable, onset 't', rime 'e'

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are included in the onset of the syllable whenever possible.

Vowel Following Consonant

Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable, following a preceding consonant.

  • The consonant cluster 'ls' is a common and permissible onset in Norwegian.
  • Vowel length is determined by the following consonant cluster.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025
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