försäkringstjänstemannens
Syllables
för-säk-ring-stjän-ste-man-nens
Pronunciation
/fœrˈsɛːkriŋstjœnːstɛˈmanːɛn/
Stress
0100000
Morphemes
för- + säkring + -s
The word 'försäkringstjänstemannens' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the insurance officer's'. It is syllabified as för-säk-ring-stjän-ste-man-nens, with primary stress on 'säk-'. The word is composed of a prefix ('för-'), roots ('säkring', 'tjäns-', 'man'), and suffixes ('-s'). Syllabification follows the principles of onset maximization and vowel-centricity.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to the officer who handles insurance matters.
The insurance officer's
“Jag träffade försäkringstjänstemannens chef.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('säk-'), following the typical Swedish pattern of stressing the first syllable of the root word.
Syllables
för — Open syllable, unstressed.. säk — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. ring — Closed syllable, unstressed.. stjän — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ste — Open syllable, unstressed.. man — Open syllable, unstressed.. nens — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are assigned to the following vowel to create larger onsets (e.g., 'stjän').
Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Genitive Suffix Rule
The genitive suffix '-s' usually forms a separate syllable.
- The word is a compound noun, which can sometimes lead to less intuitive syllabification, but the core rules consistently apply.
- The double 'n' in 'mannens' does not pose a significant challenge to syllabification.
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