samerettsutvalg
The Norwegian word 'samerettsutvalg' (Sami Rights Committee) is divided into five syllables: sa-me-ret-tsu-tvalg. Stress falls on the third syllable. The word is a compound noun formed from multiple roots. Syllable division follows the principles of onset maximization and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
A committee dealing with Sami rights.
Sami Rights Committee
“Samerettsutvalget la frem sin rapport.”
“Utvalget jobber for å styrke samenes rettigheter.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ret'), which is the penultimate syllable. This is typical for Norwegian words of this length.
Syllables
sa — Open syllable, simple onset and nucleus.. me — Open syllable, simple onset and nucleus.. ret — Closed syllable, 'ts' cluster forms the coda.. tsu — Open syllable, 'ts' cluster treated as a single onset.. tvalg — Closed syllable, 'lg' cluster forms the coda.
Onset Maximization
Norwegian syllable division prioritizes creating syllables with larger onsets (consonant clusters at the beginning of the syllable).
Penultimate Stress
Norwegian generally stresses the second-to-last syllable in words of this length.
- The 'tts' cluster is treated as a single consonant cluster in the coda. No significant exceptions to the syllabification of this word were found.
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