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avlyssningsapparaterna

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

8 syllables
22 characters
Swedish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “avlyssningsapparaterna” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

avlyssningsapparaterna

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

av-lys-snings-ap-pa-ra-ter-na

Pronunciation

/avˈlysːnɪŋsˌapːaˈraːtɛrna/

Stress

01001001

Morphemes

av + apparat + rna

The word 'avlyssningsapparaterna' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the eavesdropping devices'. It's syllabified as av-lys-snings-ap-pa-ra-ter-na, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from a prefix, two roots, and two suffixes, following standard Swedish syllable division rules based on vowel and consonant boundaries.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    the eavesdropping devices

    the eavesdropping devices

    “Polisen beslagtog avlyssningsapparaterna.”

    “Avlyssningsapparaterna användes för att samla information.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('a' in 'a-ppara-ter-na'). Swedish stress generally falls on the first syllable of the root word in compounds.

Syllables

8
av/av/
lys/lysː/
snings/snɪŋs/
ap/apː/
pa/paˈ/
ra/raː/
ter/tɛr/
na/na/

av — Open syllable, unstressed.. lys — Open syllable, stressed.. snings — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ap — Open syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, stressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ter — Closed syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, stressed.

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Syllables generally begin with vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are often broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.

Suffix Boundaries

Suffixes are typically separated into their own syllables.

  • The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of the root word stress patterns.
  • The 'av-' prefix is generally unstressed and forms a single syllable with the following root.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025
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