volballlanslag
The word 'volleyball-landslag' is a compound noun syllabified as vol-ball-lan-slag, with primary stress on 'vol'. It consists of the English loanword 'volleyball' and the native Norwegian 'landslag', meaning 'national team'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel-centric principles.
Definitions
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The national team representing Norway in volleyball.
Volleyball national team
“Norges volleyball-landslag vant kampen.”
“Spillerne på volleyball-landslaget trener hardt.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('vol'). Secondary stress on the first syllable of 'landslag' ('lan').
Syllables
vol — Open syllable, stressed.. ball — Open syllable, unstressed.. lan — Open syllable, secondary stress.. slag — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Onset Maximization
Norwegian favors maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are often syllabified by treating each component as a separate unit.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not significantly alter syllable division.
- The compound structure is key to understanding the syllabification.
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