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politietterforskning

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
20 characters
Norwegian
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8syllables

politietterforskning

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

po-li-ti-et-ter-for-sk-ning

Pronunciation

/pɔliˈtiːˌɛtːərˌfɔʂkniŋ/

Stress

00010000

Morphemes

poli- + etterforsk- + -ning

The word 'politietterforskning' is a complex Norwegian noun meaning 'police investigation'. It is divided into eight syllables, with primary stress on 'ter'. Syllabification follows vowel boundary rules and onset maximization principles. The word is morphologically complex, built from Greek and Old Norse roots and suffixes.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Police investigation

    Police investigation

    “Politietterforskningen pågår fortsatt.”

    syn:etterforskningpolitiarbeid
    ant:ingen

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ter'), which is the root syllable.

Syllables

8
po/pɔ/
li/li/
ti/tiː/
et/ɛtː/
ter/tɛr/
for/fɔɾ/
sk/ʂk/
ning/niŋ/

po — Open syllable, initial syllable.. li — Open syllable.. ti — Open syllable.. et — Closed syllable, geminate consonant.. ter — Closed syllable, primary stress.. for — Open syllable.. sk — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. ning — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

poli-

From Greek *polis* meaning 'city', relating to 'police'.

root

etterforsk-

Combination of *etter* ('after') and *forsk* ('investigate').

suf

-ning

Nominalizing suffix, forming a noun.

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­te­tkom­mu­ni­ka­sjonad­mi­ni­stra­sjon

Vowel Boundary

Syllable division occurs before each vowel.

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are generally maintained as onsets within a syllable.

  • Potential 't' assimilation in rapid speech.
  • Geminate consonants ('tt') are common and do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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