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kriminalhistoriernas

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

8 syllables
20 characters
Swedish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “kriminalhistoriernas” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

kriminalhistoriernas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kri-mi-nal-his-to-ri-er-nas

Pronunciation

/krɪˈmɪnaːlˌhɪstoːˈriːɛrˌnas/

Stress

00000100

Morphemes

kriminal + historiernas

The word 'kriminalhistoriernas' is a complex Swedish noun formed through compounding and inflection. Syllabification follows the principle of maximizing onsets and respecting Swedish phonotactics, with primary stress on the 'ri' syllable. The word means 'the criminal histories’'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    of the criminal histories

    the criminal histories’

    “Utredningen fokuserade på kriminalhistoriernas mörkaste kapitel.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the syllable 'ri' (kri-mi-nal-his-to-ri-er-nas).

Syllables

8
kri/kriː/
mi/mɪ/
nal/naːl/
his/hɪs/
to/toː/
ri/riː/
er/ɛr/
nas/nas/

kri — Open syllable, onset 'kr'. mi — Open syllable, onset 'm'. nal — Closed syllable, onset 'nl'. his — Open syllable, onset 'h'. to — Open syllable, onset 't'. ri — Open syllable, onset 'r', primary stress. er — Closed syllable, onset 'er'. nas — Closed syllable, onset 'nas'

Onset Maximization

Syllables are formed to maximize the number of consonants in the onset, as long as the resulting cluster is permissible in Swedish phonotactics.

Vowel as Syllable Nucleus

Each syllable must contain a vowel, which serves as the syllable nucleus.

  • The consonant cluster 'nl' is permissible in Swedish onsets.
  • The genitive plural ending '-nas' is standard and doesn't pose syllabification challenges.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/22/2025
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