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tekstilarbeider

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5 syllables
15 characters
Norwegian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “tekstilarbeider” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

tekstilarbeider

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

tek-sti-lar-bei-der

Pronunciation

/tɛkstɪˈlɑrˌbɛɪ̯dər/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

tekstil + ar-beider

The word 'tekstilarbeider' is a compound noun divided into five syllables: tek-sti-lar-bei-der. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The morphemes consist of a Latin-derived root 'tekstil' and an Old Norse-derived suffix 'ar-beider'. Syllabification follows the CV pattern and permissible onset rules of Norwegian.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A person who works in the textile industry.

    Textile worker

    “Hun er en erfaren tekstilarbeider.”

    “Tekstilarbeiderne streiker for bedre lønn.”

    syn:tekstilindustriarbeider

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

5
tek/tɛk/
sti/sti/
lar/lɑr/
bei/bɛɪ̯/
der/dər/

tek — Open syllable, onset 't', nucleus 'e', coda 'k'. sti — Open syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'i', coda 't'. lar — Open syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'ɑ', coda 'r'. bei — Open syllable, onset 'b', nucleus 'e', coda 'i'. Diphthong.. der — Open syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'ə', coda 'r'

Word Parts

root

tekstil

From French 'textile', ultimately from Latin 'textilis' (woven)

suf

ar-beider

Old Norse origin, forms a noun denoting a person engaged in a profession

Similar Words

fot­ball­spil­lerda­ta­maskin­læ­rerbil­salgs­re­pre­sen­tant

Consonant-Vowel (CV) Pattern

Norwegian generally favors CV syllable structure.

Permissible Onsets

Clusters like /st/, /sp/, /tr/, and /rbe/ are permissible onsets.

Stress on Penultimate Syllable

Primary stress often falls on the penultimate syllable.

  • The /rbe/ cluster is the primary point of potential dialectal variation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

Nearby Words

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