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andrahandsförsäljningarna

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

9 syllables
25 characters
Swedish
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9syllables

andrahandsförsäljningarnana

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

an-dra-hands-för-sälj-ning-ar-na-na

Pronunciation

/ˈanːdraˌhɑːnsfœrːˈɧæːlɪŋˌnaːrˌna/

Stress

000010000

Morphemes

andra- + hands + försäljning-arna

The word 'andrahandsförsäljningarna' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the second-hand sales'. It's divided into nine syllables with primary stress on '-sälj-'. The word is morphologically complex, built from several morphemes, and syllabification follows standard Swedish CV/CVC rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The second-hand sales

    The second-hand sales

    “Andrahandsförsäljningarna ökar i popularitet.”

    “Vi analyserade resultaten från andrahandsförsäljningarna.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable, '-sälj-'. Swedish generally stresses the penultimate syllable, but compound words can have stress determined by constituent morphemes.

Syllables

9
an/an/
dra/dra/
hands/hɑːns/
för/fœr/
sälj/ɧæːl/
ning/nɪŋ/
ar/aːr/
na/na/
na/na/

an — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. dra — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. hands — Open syllable (CVC), unstressed.. för — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. sälj — Open syllable (CV), primary stressed.. ning — Closed syllable (CVC), unstressed.. ar — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. na — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. na — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.

CV Syllabification

Swedish favors open syllables (consonant-vowel).

CVC Syllabification

Closed syllables (consonant-vowel-consonant) are permitted.

Stress Rule

Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable, but compound words can have stress patterns determined by the constituent morphemes.

  • The 'rs' cluster is treated as a single unit within a syllable.
  • The definite plural suffix '-arna' is consistently syllabified as '-ar-na'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025
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