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doktorsavhandlingarna

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7 syllables
21 characters
Swedish
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doktorsavhandlingarna

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dok-tors-a-vhand-ling-ar-na

Pronunciation

/ˈdɔkːtɔrˌsavhɑnːdlɪŋˌaːrna/

Stress

1000110

Morphemes

doktor + savhandling + arna

The word 'doktorsavhandlingarna' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the doctoral dissertations'. It is syllabified as 'dok-tors-a-vhand-ling-ar-na' with primary stress on the second syllable. It's a compound word built from Latin and Swedish morphemes, and its syllabification follows standard Swedish rules of onset maximization and vowel nucleus requirements.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A scholarly work written as part of a doctoral degree program.

    The doctoral dissertations

    “Biblioteket innehöll alla doktorsavhandlingarna från det senaste året.”

    syn:doktorsarbetenaavhandlingarna

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('tors'). The stress pattern is typical for Swedish compound nouns.

Syllables

7
dok/dɔkː/
tors/tɔr/
a/a/
vhand/vhanːd/
ling/lɪŋ/
ar/aːr/
na/na/

dok — Closed syllable, onset cluster /dk/, stressed.. tors — Closed syllable, onset /t/, coda /s/. a — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /a/. vhand — Closed syllable, onset /v/, coda /nd/, long vowel /aː/. ling — Closed syllable, onset /l/, coda /ŋ/. ar — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /aː/, coda /r/. na — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /a/

Word Parts

pre

doktor

Latin origin, meaning 'teacher' or 'learned person', functions as a prefix indicating academic level.

root

savhandling

Swedish origin, composed of 'sav' (learned) and 'handling' (treatment, work), denotes the type of academic work.

suf

arna

Swedish definite plural marker, combination of '-en' (definite article) and '-a' (plural marker).

Similar Words

stu­den­tav­hand­ling­ar­napro­fes­sors­av­hand­ling­ar­nama­gis­ter­av­hand­ling­ar­na

Onset Maximization

Swedish syllabification prioritizes maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority, but often remain within the same syllable if possible.

  • The presence of geminate consonants (double consonants) influences syllable weight and pronunciation.
  • The definite plural suffix '-arna' is consistently syllabified as '-ar-na'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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