mursteinsbygning
Syllables
mur-steins-byg-ning
Pronunciation
/murˈstæɪnsˌbʏɡnɪŋ/
Stress
0100
Morphemes
mur, byg + -steins, -ning
The word 'mursteinsbygning' is divided into four syllables: mur-steins-byg-ning. The stress falls on 'steins'. It's a compound noun formed from roots relating to brick/stone and building, with suffixes indicating possession and nominalization. Syllable division follows Norwegian rules of maximizing onsets and breaking after vowels.
Definitions
- 1
A building constructed primarily of bricks.
Brick building
“Den gamle mursteinsbygningen var vakkert restaurert.”
“De planlegger å bygge en ny mursteinsbygning.”
ant:trebygning
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the second syllable, 'steins'. Norwegian typically stresses the first syllable, but compound words like this often shift the stress.
Syllables
mur — Open syllable, initial syllable, relatively simple structure.. steins — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, contains a diphthong.. byg — Open syllable, contains a single vowel.. ning — Closed syllable, final syllable, contains a nasal consonant.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are retained within the syllable onset whenever possible.
Vowel Break
Syllables are generally divided after vowels.
Compound Word Stress
Stress often shifts to the second element in compound words.
- Norwegian allows for complex consonant clusters, which influences syllable division.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not significantly alter the syllable structure.
- The word is exclusively a noun, so there are no syllabification shifts based on grammatical function.
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