volleyballforbund
The word 'volleyballforbund' is a compound noun syllabified as vol-leyball-for-bund, with primary stress on 'BUND'. It consists of the English loanword 'volleyball' and the native Norwegian 'forbund', meaning 'federation'. Syllable division follows onset maximization and vowel nucleus rules.
Definitions
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Volleyball federation
Volleyball federation
“Norges volleyballforbund arrangerer mesterskapet.”
“Han er medlem av volleyballforbundet.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'forbund' (BUND). Secondary stress on the first syllable of 'volleyball' (VOL).
Syllables
vol — Open syllable, onset consonant 'v', vowel nucleus 'o'. leyball — Closed syllable, onset consonant 'l', vowel nucleus 'æ', geminate consonant 'll'. for — Open syllable, onset consonant 'f', vowel nucleus 'o'. bund — Closed syllable, onset consonant 'b', vowel nucleus 'u', geminate consonant 'n'
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Norwegian prefers to maximize the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.
Compound Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- Geminate consonants ('ll', 'n') are pronounced as long consonants and affect syllable weight.
- Dialectal variations in vowel and consonant pronunciation may occur, but generally do not affect syllable division.
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