menneskevennlig
The word 'menneskevennlig' is divided into five syllables: men-nes-ke-venn-lig. The primary stress falls on 'venn'. It's morphologically composed of 'menneske' (human), 'venn' (friend), and the adjectival suffix '-lig'. Syllabification follows standard Norwegian rules maximizing onsets and codas.
Definitions
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Friendly to humans; humane; human-friendly.
Human-friendly
“En menneskevennlig holdning”
“De behandlet dyrene på en menneskevennlig måte.”
ant:umenneskelig
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable 'venn'. Norwegian generally stresses the first syllable, but suffixes can shift the stress.
Syllables
men — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. nes — Closed syllable, consonant cluster-vowel structure.. ke — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. venn — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant structure, primary stress.. lig — Coda syllable, vowel-consonant structure.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets and Codas
Syllables are formed to include as many consonants as possible in the onset and coda positions, while avoiding illegal consonant clusters.
Consonant-Vowel (CV) Structure
Basic syllable structure in Norwegian, where a consonant is followed by a vowel.
Vowel-Consonant (VC) Structure
Syllables can end with a vowel followed by a consonant.
- Doubled consonants ('nn') are common and don't alter syllabification.
- The 'sk' consonant cluster is permissible as a syllable onset.
- Stress can be influenced by suffixes.
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