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arbetslöshetsnivåerna

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8 syllables
21 characters
Swedish
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arbetslöshetsnivåerna

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ar-bets-lö-shets-ni-vå-er-na

Pronunciation

/ˈarˌbɛtsˈløːʃɛtsˌniːˈvoːɛrna/

Stress

01000100

Morphemes

ar- + bets- + -löshetsnivåerna

The word 'arbetslöshetsnivåerna' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the unemployment levels'. It is divided into eight syllables (ar-bets-lö-shets-ni-vå-er-na) with primary stress on 'vå'. It's formed through compounding and suffixation, demonstrating Swedish's agglutinative nature. Syllabification follows the onset-rime principle and sonority sequencing.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Unemployment levels

    The unemployment levels

    “Regeringen diskuterade arbetslöshetsnivåerna.”

    “De höga arbetslöshetsnivåerna oroar många.”

    syn:arbetslöshetstalnivåerna av arbetslöshet
    ant:sysselsättningsnivåerna

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'vå' (voː). Other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

8
ar/ar/
bets/bɛts/
lö/løː/
shets/ʃɛts/
ni/niː/
vå/voː/
er/ɛr/
na/na/

ar — Open syllable, onset consonant 'r', vowel nucleus 'a'. bets — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster 'b', vowel nucleus 'e', coda consonant 'ts'. lö — Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', vowel nucleus 'ö' (long). shets — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster 'sh', vowel nucleus 'e', coda consonant 'ts'. ni — Open syllable, onset consonant 'n', vowel nucleus 'i' (long). vå — Open syllable, onset consonant 'v', vowel nucleus 'å' (long), primary stress. er — Open syllable, onset consonant 'r', vowel nucleus 'e'. na — Open syllable, onset consonant 'n', vowel nucleus 'a'

Word Parts

pre

ar-

From 'arbete' (work), nominalizing prefix, Proto-Germanic origin

root

bets-

From 'arbete' (work), core meaning, Proto-Germanic origin

suf

-löshetsnivåerna

Combination of '-löshet' (state of being without work, Germanic origin), '-nivå' (level, French origin), and '-erna' (definite plural marker, Swedish origin)

Similar Words

vat­ten­fallu­ni­ver­si­tetin­for­ma­tion

Onset-Rime Principle

Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus, with preceding consonants forming the onset and following consonants forming the rime.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Consonant clusters are resolved based on sonority, with more sonorous sounds tending to be closer to the vowel.

Morphological Boundaries

Syllable boundaries often align with morpheme boundaries, but this is not a strict rule.

  • The word exemplifies Swedish's agglutinative tendencies, leading to long and complex words.
  • The syllabification follows standard Swedish phonological rules, with no significant exceptions.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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