kriminalvårdspersonals
Syllables
kri-mi-nal-vård-sper-so-nals
Pronunciation
/krɪmɪˈnaːlvɔːrdsˌpɛrsoˈnaːls/
Stress
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Morphemes
kriminal- + vård- + -personals
The word 'kriminalvårdspersonals' is a complex Swedish noun syllabified as kri-mi-nal-vård-sper-so-nals, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound word derived from Latin, Germanic, and French roots, denoting criminal care personnel's. Syllabification follows Swedish rules favoring open syllables and treating compound components separately.
Definitions
- 1
Personnel working within the criminal justice system, specifically those involved in the care and rehabilitation of offenders.
Criminal care personnel's
“Kriminalvårdspersonals säkerhet är av yttersta vikt.”
“Enligt rapporten behöver kriminalvårdspersonals arbetsvillkor förbättras.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'so' in 'personals'. Secondary stress is less pronounced but present on 'nal' in 'kriminal'.
Syllables
kri — Open syllable, initial syllable.. mi — Open syllable.. nal — Open syllable, contains a long vowel.. vård — Open syllable, root of the word.. sper — Closed syllable.. so — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. nals — Closed syllable, genitive suffix.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Swedish favors open syllables (CV) whenever possible.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are often broken up to create open syllables, but not always.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified by treating each component as a separate unit.
- The word is a relatively recent compound.
- The genitive -s is always treated as a separate syllable.
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