medarbetarundersökningars
Syllables
me-da-rbe-tar-un-der-sök-ning-ars
Pronunciation
/mɛˈdɑːrbɛtɑˌʊnːdɛrˌsøːkniŋɑːrs/
Stress
000000100
Morphemes
med- + arbetar- + -undersökning-ars
The word 'medarbetarundersökningars' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'employee surveys'. It is divided into nine syllables based on maximizing onsets and ensuring each syllable contains a vowel. The primary stress falls on the syllable '-sök-'. The word is morphologically composed of a prefix, two roots, and a genitive plural suffix.
Definitions
- 1
Employee surveys, investigations of employees.
Employee surveys/investigations
“Resultaten från medarbetarundersökningars visade på låg motivation.”
“Företaget genomför regelbundet medarbetarundersökningars.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the syllable '-sök-' (the 7th syllable). Swedish stress generally falls on the first syllable of the root word.
Syllables
me — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel is short.. da — Open syllable, vowel is long.. rbe — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. tar — Closed syllable, vowel is long.. un — Closed syllable, vowel is short.. der — Closed syllable, vowel is short.. sök — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, vowel is long.. ning — Closed syllable, nasal consonant ending.. ars — Closed syllable, vowel is long.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Swedish favors maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Center
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Complex consonant clusters are broken down based on sonority.
- The word is a compound noun, which could potentially lead to ambiguity in stress assignment, but the rule of stressing the first root generally applies.
- The genitive plural suffix '-ars' is a common suffix and doesn't present a unique challenge.
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