utttakelsekomite
The word 'uttakelseskomite' is a Norwegian compound noun meaning 'selection committee'. It is syllabified as utt-tak-el-se-ko-mi-te, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is composed of the root 'uttak' (selection), the suffix '-else' (nominalization), and the compound element 'komite' (committee). Syllabification follows Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables.
Definitions
- 1
A committee responsible for making selections or choices.
Selection committee
“Uttakelseskomiteen møtes neste uke.”
“Hun er medlem av uttakelseskomiteen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ko' in 'komite'. Norwegian generally stresses the first syllable, but compound words often shift stress to the final element.
Syllables
utt — Closed syllable, onset cluster /ʉt/, coda null.. tak — Closed syllable, onset /t/, coda /k/. el — Open syllable, onset /els/, coda null.. se — Open syllable, onset /s/, coda null.. ko — Open syllable, onset /k/, coda null.. mi — Open syllable, onset /m/, coda null.. te — Open syllable, onset /t/, coda null.
Onset Maximization
Norwegian prefers to maximize consonant clusters in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Compound Word Stress
Stress tends to fall on the final element of a compound word.
- The double 't' in 'uttak' can sometimes be simplified in colloquial speech, but the written form maintains the double 't'.
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