muskatellerdrue
The word 'muskatellerdrue' is syllabified as 'mus-kat-el-ler-drue' with primary stress on 'kat'. It's a compound noun derived from French/Italian and Old Norse roots, and its syllabification follows Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel break.
Definitions
- 1
A type of grape, specifically a Muscat grape.
Muscat grape
“Jeg liker smaken av muskatellerdrue.”
“Muskatellerdrue brukes ofte til å lage vin.”
syn:damaskusdrue
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('kat'). Norwegian generally stresses the first syllable, but compound words and borrowings often shift the stress.
Syllables
mus — Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', nucleus vowel 'u'.. kat — Open syllable, onset consonant 'k', nucleus vowel 'a'.. el — Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', nucleus vowel 'e'.. ler — Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', nucleus vowel 'e'.. drue — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster 'dr', nucleus diphthong 'ʉːə'.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are generally kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel Break
Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.
Sonority Sequencing Constraint
Syllables tend to follow a sonority hierarchy, with sounds becoming more sonorous towards the nucleus.
- The 'tell' sequence could potentially be divided as 'te-ll', but the common pronunciation and the tendency to maintain consonant clusters within a syllable support the chosen division.
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