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kärnkraftsanläggningen

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6 syllables
22 characters
Swedish
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kärnkraftsanläggningen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kärn-kraft-san-lägg-ning-en

Pronunciation

/ˈkæːrnkraftsanˌlɛɡːnɪŋən/

Stress

010000

Morphemes

kärn, kraft, lägg + ning-en

The word 'kärnkraftsanläggningen' is a compound noun syllabified as kärn-kraft-san-lägg-ning-en, with primary stress on 'kraft'. It consists of multiple roots and suffixes, following Swedish rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllable structure. The word means 'nuclear power plant'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A facility for generating electricity from nuclear energy.

    Nuclear power plant

    “Säkerheten vid kärnkraftsanläggningen är hög.”

    “Kärnkraftsanläggningen producerar en stor mängd el.”

    syn:Atomkraftverk
    ant:Vindkraftverkvattenkraftverk

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('kraft'). Swedish stress is generally fixed on the first syllable of the root word in a compound.

Syllables

6
kärn/kæːrn/
kraft/kraft/
san/san/
lägg/lɛɡː/
ning/nɪŋən/
en/ən/

kärn — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. kraft — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a final consonant.. san — Open syllable, functioning as a connecting vowel.. lägg — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel and a geminate consonant.. ning — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a nasal consonant.. en — Open syllable, functioning as the definite article suffix.

Word Parts

root

kärn, kraft, lägg

Multiple roots forming a compound noun. 'kärn' (Old Norse *kjarni* - core), 'kraft' (Old Norse *kraftr* - power), 'lägg' (Old Norse *leggja* - to lay/place).

suf

ning-en

'-ning' is a nominalizing suffix (Old Norse origin). '-en' is the definite article suffix.

Similar Words

barn­sko­lanfot­bolls­pla­nenjärn­vägs­sta­tio­nen

Onset Maximization

Swedish syllabification prioritizes maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of each syllable.

Vowel-Centric Syllables

Each syllable generally contains one vowel nucleus.

Compound Word Syllabification

Syllabification follows the individual morphemes within the compound word.

  • The 'nk' cluster is treated as a single unit within a syllable.
  • The '-ningen' suffix is a common nominalizing suffix with a standard syllabification.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not significantly alter the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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