hörselnedsättingarna
Syllables
hör-sel-ned-sät-ting-ar-na
Pronunciation
/hœrˈsɛlˌnɛdːˌsæʈɪŋˌaːrna/
Stress
0001000
Morphemes
ned + hörsel + sättningarna
The word 'hörselnedsättningarna' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the hearing impairments'. It's divided into seven syllables: hör-sel-ned-sät-ting-ar-na, with primary stress on 'sät-'. The word is a compound formed from the root 'hörsel' (hearing), the prefix 'ned' (reduced), and the suffix 'sättningarna' (impairment + definite article). Syllabification follows standard Swedish rules of onset-rime structure.
Definitions
- 1
hearing impairments
the hearing impairments
“Hörselnedsättningarna kan påverka kommunikationen.”
“Många äldre lider av hörselnedsättningarna.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable 'sät-' as it is the first syllable of the root within the compound word.
Syllables
hör — Open syllable, onset 'h', rime 'œr'. sel — Open syllable, onset 's', rime 'ɛl'. ned — Open syllable, onset 'n', rime 'ɛdː'. sät — Closed syllable, onset 's', rime 'æʈ', primary stress. ting — Closed syllable, onset 't', rime 'ɪŋ'. ar — Open syllable, vowel-initial, onset 'r'. na — Open syllable, onset 'n', rime 'aː'
Word Parts
Onset-Rime
Syllables are formed based on the onset (initial consonant(s)) and rime (vowel and following consonants).
Avoid Initial Clusters
Syllable division attempts to avoid placing complex consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable.
- The 'r' sound can be syllabic in some contexts, but here it's part of the 'ar' syllable.
- Double consonants like 'dd' are treated as single consonants for syllabification.
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