kriminalkommissarier
Syllables
kri-mi-nal-kom-mis-sa-ri-er
Pronunciation
/krɪmɪˈnaːl kɔmɪˈsːaːriːɛr/
Stress
00000010
Morphemes
kriminal- + kommiss- + -arie-er
The word 'kriminalkommissarier' is a complex Swedish noun syllabified as kri-mi-nal-kom-mis-sa-ri-er, with stress on '-ri-'. It's a compound word built from Latin and Germanic roots, following Swedish phonotactic rules of maximizing onsets and vowel-based syllable nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
Criminal investigators, detectives
Criminal investigators
“Kriminalkommissarierna utredde fallet.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the final component ('-ri-').
Syllables
kri — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster.. mi — Open syllable, simple onset.. nal — Closed syllable, simple onset.. kom — Open syllable, simple onset.. mis — Closed syllable, simple onset, geminate consonant.. sa — Open syllable, simple onset.. ri — Open syllable, simple onset, stressed syllable.. er — Closed syllable, simple onset.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Swedish favors syllables with consonant onsets whenever possible.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Compound Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified based on individual morphemes.
- Geminate consonants influence syllable weight.
- Initial consonant clusters are common and do not pose a syllabification challenge.
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