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salmonellabakterie

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8 syllables
18 characters
Norwegian
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8syllables

salmonellabakterie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sal-mo-nel-la-bak-te-ri-e

Pronunciation

/ˈsalmɔnɛlːaˌbaktɛriːə/

Stress

10000100

Morphemes

salmonella & bak + terie

The Norwegian word 'salmonellabakterie' is a compound noun divided into eight syllables: sal-mo-nel-la-bak-te-ri-e. Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('sal-'). The word is derived from Latin and Greek roots, referring to the Salmonella bacterium. Syllabification follows the onset-rime principle and sonority sequencing, avoiding isolated consonants.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A bacterium belonging to the genus *Salmonella*, often causing food poisoning.

    Salmonella bacterium

    “Matforgiftningen var forårsaket av salmonellabakterie.”

    “Salmonellabakterier kan finnes i rått kjøtt.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the first syllable ('sal-'), secondary stress on the sixth syllable ('te-'). Norwegian generally stresses the first syllable, but compound words can have secondary stress.

Syllables

8
sal/sal/
mo/mɔ/
nel/nɛlː/
la/la/
bak/bakt/
te/tɛ/
ri/riː/
e/ə/

sal — Open syllable, stressed, onset consonant 's', rime vowel 'a'.. mo — Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', rime vowel 'o'.. nel — Open syllable, onset consonant 'n', rime vowel 'e', long consonant 'l'.. la — Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', rime vowel 'a'.. bak — Closed syllable, onset consonant 'b', rime vowel 'a', final consonant 'k'.. te — Open syllable, onset consonant 't', rime vowel 'e', secondary stress.. ri — Open syllable, onset consonant 'r', rime vowel 'i', long vowel.. e — Open syllable, schwa vowel.

Word Parts

root

salmonella & bak

Salmonella: Latin origin, genus name. Bak: from bakterie, Greek origin.

suf

terie

From bakterie, Greek origin, forms the noun.

Similar Words

a­po­tek­va­reu­ni­ver­si­te­tda­ta­mask­in

Onset-Rime Principle

Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus, preceded by optional consonants.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Consonant clusters are maintained as long as sonority decreases.

Avoidance of Isolated Consonants

Consonants are generally not left as single-letter syllables.

  • The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of morphemic boundaries, but syllabification is based on phonetic structure.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but the core syllabification remains consistent.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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