högsäkerhetsfängelset
Syllables
hög-sä-ker-hets-fän-gel-set
Pronunciation
/hœːɡsæːkɛrˈhɛtsˌfɛŋːɡɛlˌsɛːt/
Stress
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Morphemes
hög + säker + hets-set
The word 'högsäkerhetsfängelset' is a compound noun syllabified as hög-sä-ker-hets-fän-gel-set, with primary stress on '-hets'. It's composed of a prefix 'hög-', root 'säker-', and suffixes '-hets-' and '-set'. Syllable division follows vowel-consonant breaks and avoids initial consonant clusters.
Definitions
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“Han dömdes till livstid i ett högsäkerhetsfängelset.”
“Rymningen från högsäkerhetsfängelset väckte nationell uppmärksamhet.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the syllable 'hets', which is typical for compound nouns in Swedish.
Syllables
hög — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sä — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ker — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel, stressed.. hets — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster, primary stress.. fän — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. gel — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. set — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Break
Syllables are generally divided before vowels, separating them from following consonants.
Avoid Initial Consonant Clusters
Syllable division aims to avoid starting a syllable with a complex consonant cluster.
- The consonant cluster '-ker' could be analyzed differently, but the vowel-consonant break is the most common approach.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might affect vowel length but do not alter the syllable structure.
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