celligiftsbehandlingen
Syllables
cel-ligifts-be-hand-lin-gen
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛlːɡɪftsbeˌhandlɪŋən/
Stress
010101
Morphemes
cell-gift-behandl- + -ingen
The word 'cellgiftsbehandlingen' is a Swedish noun meaning 'the chemotherapy treatment'. It's syllabified as cel-ligifts-be-hand-lin-gen, with primary stress on 'behandl-'. The word is a compound of Latin and Swedish roots, and its syllabification follows standard Swedish rules.
Definitions
- 1
The chemotherapy treatment
The chemotherapy treatment
“Patienten genomgår en cellgiftsbehandling.”
“Cellgiftsbehandlingen har biverkningar.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'behandl-' (1). Other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
cel — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ligifts — Closed syllable, contains consonant cluster 'gft'. be — Open syllable, short vowel.. hand — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lin — Open syllable, short vowel.. gen — Closed syllable, contains the definite article suffix.
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Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are split around vowels or according to sonority.
Compound Word Syllabification
Syllabification follows the individual morphemes within a compound word.
- The length of the word requires careful attention to stress and syllable boundaries.
- The consonant cluster 'ft' is common in Swedish and doesn't pose a significant challenge.
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