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древнескандинавского

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7 syllables
20 characters
Russian
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7syllables

древнескандинавского

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

древ-не-скан-ди-нав-ско-го

Pronunciation

/ˈdrʲevnʲɪskənʲdʲɪˈnavskəvəɡə/

Stress

0010101

Morphemes

древне- + скандинав- + -ского

The word 'древнескандинавского' is a seven-syllable Russian adjective meaning 'Old Norse'. Syllabification follows the sonority principle and avoids stranded consonants. Stress falls on the fifth syllable ('нав'). The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix, root, and suffix.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to ancient Scandinavia or the Old Norse period.

    Old Norse, ancient Scandinavian

    “древнескандинавская мифология”

    “древнескандинавские саги”

    syn:староскандинавского
    ant:современного скандинавского

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('нав' - nav), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

7
древ/drʲev/
не/nʲe/
скан/skən/
ди/dʲi/
нав/nav/
ско/skə/
го/vəɡə/

древ — Open syllable, initial syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. не — Closed syllable, contains a palatalized consonant and a reduced vowel.. скан — Closed syllable, consonant cluster at the beginning.. ди — Closed syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. нав — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ско — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. го — Closed syllable, final syllable, contains a voiced consonant.

Word Parts

pre

древне-

From 'древний' (ancient), Proto-Slavic origin, denotes antiquity.

root

скандинав-

From 'Skandinavija' (Scandinavia), Germanic (Old Norse) origin, indicates Scandinavian origin.

suf

-ского

Adjectival genitive singular ending, Slavic origin, grammatical case marking.

Similar Words

древ­нийскан­ди­на́в­скийсла­вян­ский

Sonority Principle

Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus, with consonants grouped according to their sonority. Consonants are not left stranded at the end of a syllable if they can be grouped with a following vowel.

Avoidance of Stranded Consonants

Russian syllabification avoids leaving a single consonant at the beginning or end of a syllable unless it's part of a consonant cluster.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a significant factor in pronunciation, but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • The 'в' after 'н' in 'скандинавского' is syllabified with the following vowel due to sonority sequencing.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

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