personalavdeling
Syllables
per-so-na-lav-de-ling
Pronunciation
/pɛrˈsɔnɑˌlavdɛliŋ/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
personal- + del- + -avdeling
The word 'personalavdeling' is divided into six syllables: per-so-na-lav-de-ling. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'lav'. It's a compound noun with Latin and Norwegian roots, meaning 'personnel department'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel-centric rules, with penultimate stress being typical for Norwegian.
Definitions
- 1
A department within an organization responsible for managing personnel matters.
Personnel department, HR department
“Hun jobber i personalavdelingen.”
“Personalavdelingen behandlet søknaden min.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'lav'. Norwegian generally stresses the penultimate syllable in words of this length and structure.
Syllables
per — Open syllable, onset 'p', vowel 'e', coda null.. so — Open syllable, onset 's', vowel 'o', coda null.. na — Open syllable, onset 'n', vowel 'a', coda null.. lav — Closed syllable, onset 'l', vowel 'a', coda 'v' - /lv/ cluster treated as onset.. de — Open syllable, onset 'd', vowel 'e', coda null.. ling — Closed syllable, onset 'l', vowel 'i', coda 'ng' - /ŋ/ is a velar nasal.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel whenever possible, as seen in 'lav'.
Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Penultimate Stress
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in words of this length.
- The compound nature of the word does not affect the syllabification process.
- The /lv/ cluster is treated as a single onset.
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