kemoterapibehandlingen
Syllables
ke-mo-te-ra-pi-be-hand-lin-gen
Pronunciation
/kɛmɔtɛˈrapɪbɛˈhandlɪŋən/
Stress
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Morphemes
kemio- + terapi- + -behandlingen
The word 'kemoterapibehandlingen' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the chemotherapy treatment'. It's divided into nine syllables (ke-mo-te-ra-pi-be-hand-lin-gen) following Swedish rules prioritizing open syllables and avoiding consonant clusters. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is a compound built from Greek and Swedish morphemes.
Definitions
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The chemotherapy treatment
The chemotherapy treatment
“Hon genomgår kemoterapibehandlingen på sjukhuset.”
“Läkaren diskuterade kemoterapibehandlingen med patienten.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lin' in 'behandlingen').
Syllables
ke — Open syllable, initial syllable.. mo — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. pi — Open syllable.. be — Open syllable, connecting vowel.. hand — Closed syllable.. lin — Open syllable.. gen — Closed syllable, definite article suffix.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Preference
Swedish favors open syllables (CV) over closed syllables (CVC), guiding syllable boundaries.
Consonant Cluster Avoidance
Syllable boundaries generally avoid splitting consonant clusters.
Vowel-to-Vowel Separation
Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of its own syllable.
- The connecting vowel '-be-' is a standard feature of Swedish compound words.
- The definite article suffix '-gen' doesn't alter the general syllabification rules.
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