politimesterembete
Syllables
po-li-ti-mes-ter-em-be-te
Pronunciation
/pɔliːtiˈmɛstərˌɛmbɛtə/
Stress
0010000
Morphemes
poli- + mester + embete
The word 'politimesterembete' is a Norwegian compound noun meaning 'police chief's office'. It is syllabified as po-li-ti-mes-ter-em-be-te, with primary stress on 'mes'. The word is composed of the prefix 'poli-', the root 'mester', and the suffix '-embete'. Syllable division follows Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables.
Definitions
- 1
The office of a police chief.
Police chief's office
“Han jobber på politimesterembetet.”
“Dokumentene ble sendt til politimesterembetet.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('mes' in 'mester'). Norwegian typically stresses the first syllable of the root within a compound word.
Syllables
po-li-ti — Open syllable, initial stress potential, vowel lengthening.. mes-ter — Primary stressed syllable, closed syllable.. em-be — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Closed syllable, unstressed, reduced vowel.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Norwegian prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable (e.g., 'st' in 'mester').
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified based on the individual morphemes, but with consideration for phonotactic constraints.
- The consonant cluster 'st' is common and treated as an onset.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables (schwa-like) does not affect syllable division.
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