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kostnadsundersökningen

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
22 characters
Swedish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “kostnadsundersökningen” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

kostadsundersökningen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kos-tads-un-der-sök-nin-gen

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔstˌnɑdsʊnˌdɛrˌsøːkɪŋən/

Stress

0100100

Morphemes

kostnads- + undersök- + -ningen

The word 'kostnadsundersökningen' is divided into seven syllables (kos-tads-un-der-sök-nin-gen) based on maximizing onsets and adhering to CV/CVC structures. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sök'). It's a complex noun formed through compounding and suffixation, meaning 'the cost investigation'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The cost investigation; a detailed examination of the costs associated with something.

    The cost investigation

    “Kostnadsundersökningen visade att projektet var för dyrt.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sök'). Other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

7
kos/kɔs/
tads/tads/
un/ʊn/
der/dɛr/
sök/søːk/
nin/nɪn/
gen/ɡɛn/

kos — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tads — Closed syllable.. un — Open syllable.. der — Open syllable.. sök — Closed syllable, primary stress.. nin — Closed syllable.. gen — Open syllable, final syllable.

Maximize Onsets

Swedish syllabification prioritizes placing consonants at the beginning of syllables whenever possible.

CV/CVC Structure

Syllables generally follow a Consonant-Vowel (CV) or Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) structure.

  • Complex consonant clusters ('ds', 'skn') are common in Swedish and do not disrupt syllabification.
  • Regional vowel variations may exist but do not alter syllable boundaries.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025
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