landstingspolitikern
Syllables
land-stings-po-li-tik-ern
Pronunciation
/ˈlɑnːdsˌtɪŋsˌpɔlɪˈtiːkɛrn/
Stress
100011
Morphemes
land, politik + stings, ern
The word 'landstingspolitikern' is a compound noun syllabified into six syllables: land-stings-po-li-tik-ern. Stress falls on the second syllable. Syllabification follows the principles of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants, applied to each component of the compound.
Definitions
- 1
The county council politician
The county council politician
“Landstingspolitikern deltog i debatten.”
“Hon är en erfaren landstingspolitiker.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('lands'). Swedish stress generally falls on the first syllable of the root word in compounds.
Syllables
land — Open syllable, onset with /l/, nucleus /ɑ/, coda /nː/.. stings — Closed syllable, onset with /st/, nucleus /ɪ/, coda /ŋs/.. po — Open syllable, onset with /p/, nucleus /ɔ/.. li — Open syllable, onset with /l/, nucleus /ɪ/.. tik — Closed syllable, onset with /t/, nucleus /ɪ/, coda /k/.. ern — Closed syllable, onset with /ɛ/, nucleus /r/, coda /n/
Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are maintained at the beginning of syllables whenever possible.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are not left at the end of a syllable unless necessary.
Vowel Division
Syllable division generally occurs before a vowel.
- The doubled 'n' in 'land' is a common feature of Swedish and doesn't affect syllabification.
- Compound words are syllabified by applying the rules to each component.
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