chefspolisinspektörers
Syllables
chef-spo-lis-in-spek-tör-ers
Pronunciation
/ˈʃɛfːsˌpɔlɪsɪnˌspektœːrɛrs/
Stress
1000100
Morphemes
chef + polis + ers
The word 'chefspolisinspektörers' is a complex Swedish noun in the genitive plural, meaning 'of the chief police inspectors'. It is syllabified as chef-spo-lis-in-spek-tör-ers, with primary stress on 'spek-'. The word is formed from a French prefix ('chef'), a Greek root ('polis'), and a German root ('inspektör'), combined with a Swedish genitive plural suffix ('-ers'). Syllabification follows Swedish rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables.
Definitions
- 1
Of the chief police inspectors
Of the chief police inspectors
“Chefspolisinspektörers beslut är viktiga.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('spek-'). Swedish stress generally falls on the first syllable of the root, but compounding and suffixes can shift it.
Syllables
chef — Open syllable, stressed, contains a long vowel.. spo — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster 'sp'.. lis — Closed syllable, relatively simple structure.. in — Closed syllable, short vowel.. spek — Closed syllable, primary stress.. tör — Closed syllable, long vowel.. ers — Closed syllable, genitive plural marker.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Swedish favors maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified based on the individual components.
- Vowel length can influence perceived syllable boundaries but doesn't change the orthographic division.
- The genitive plural suffix '-ers' is consistently syllabified.
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