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sado-masochisme

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

5 syllables
15 characters
Norwegian
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5syllables

sadomasochisme

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sa-do-ma-so-chisme

Pronunciation

/sa.dɔ.ma.ʃɔ.ʃizmə/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

sado- + masoch- + -isme

The word 'sado-masochisme' is divided into five syllables: sa-do-ma-so-chisme. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('mo'). The word is a loanword with a Latin and Greek etymology, functioning as a noun. Syllable division follows Norwegian rules of vowel-consonant separation and onset maximization.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Sexual pleasure derived from giving or receiving pain.

    Sadomasochism

    “Han utforsket sado-masochisme i et trygt og samtykkende forhold.”

    “Sado-masochisme er en seksuell praksis som involverer utveksling av makt og smerte.”

    syn:Dominans- og underkastelseslek

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('mo').

Syllables

5
sa/sa/
do/dɔ/
ma/ma/
so/ʃɔ/
chisme/ʃizmə/

sa — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. do — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ma — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. so — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. chisme — Complex syllable with consonant cluster /ʃm/ followed by vowel.

Word Parts

pre

sado-

From Latin 'sadisticus', relating to sadness or cruelty; denotes inflicting pain.

root

masoch-

From Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch; denotes deriving pleasure from pain.

suf

-isme

From French '-isme', ultimately from Greek '-ismos'; denotes a doctrine, practice, or characteristic.

Similar Words

pro­blemcom­pu­terpsy­ko­lo­gi

Vowel-Consonant

Syllables are generally divided after each vowel sound when followed by a consonant.

Onset Maximization

Norwegian favors maximizing onsets (consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable) when possible.

  • The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/ in Norwegian.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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