menneskerettsspørsmål
Syllables
men-nes-ke-ret-ts-spør-smål
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛnːəˌskɛɾɛtsˌspœɾsmɔːl/
Stress
1000010
Morphemes
menneske, rett, spør, smål + -s
The word 'menneskerettsspørsmål' is a complex Norwegian noun meaning 'human rights question'. It is divided into seven syllables: men-nes-ke-ret-ts-spør-smål, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'spør'. The word is a compound formed from multiple morphemes, and its syllabification follows Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel sequencing.
Definitions
- 1
A question relating to human rights.
Human rights question
“Dette er et viktig menneskerettsspørsmål.”
“Regjeringen diskuterer menneskerettsspørsmålet.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'spør' (the sixth syllable).
Syllables
men — Open syllable, stressed (primary).. nes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ke — Open syllable, unstressed.. ret — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ts — Closed syllable, unstressed.. spør — Closed syllable, stressed (primary).. smål — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Norwegian favors placing as many consonants as possible at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel Sequencing
Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Complex consonant clusters are broken down based on sonority.
- The 'tt' cluster in 'rett' could potentially be treated as a single unit, but separating it is more consistent with Norwegian phonological rules.
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