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andrahandsförsäljningar

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8 syllables
23 characters
Swedish
Enriched
8syllables

andrahandsförsäljningar

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

an-dra-han-ds-för-sälj-ning-ar

Pronunciation

/ˈanːdraˌhɑːnsfœrːˈɧæːlɪŋˌaːr/

Stress

01001001

Morphemes

andra- + hands- + för-sälj-ningar

The word 'andrahandsförsäljningar' is a compound noun syllabified based on maximizing onsets and vowel-centric rules. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'andra-', root 'hands-', prefix 'för-', root 'sälj-', and suffix '-ningar'. The word means 'second-hand sales'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Sales of second-hand items.

    Second-hand sales

    Hon arbetar med andrahandsförsäljningar av möbler.

    Andrahandsförsäljningar har ökat i popularitet.

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

8
an/an/
dra/dra/
han/hɑːn/
ds/ds/
för/fœr/
sälj/ɧæːl/
ning/ɪŋ/
ar/aːr/

an Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel is long.. dra Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'dr'.. han Open syllable, vowel is long.. ds Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'ds'.. för Closed syllable, vowel is long.. sälj Closed syllable, vowel is long, 'sj' sound.. ning Closed syllable, nasal consonant.. ar Open syllable, vowel is long.

Onset Maximization

Swedish syllabification prioritizes including as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel-Centric Syllables

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified based on the individual morphemes that compose them.

  • The /ɧ/ sound does not affect syllabification.
  • Vowel length is phonemically significant and influences syllable duration.
  • The word is a fixed form, so syllabification and stress remain consistent regardless of grammatical context.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025
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