medborgarrättsgrupperna
Syllables
med-bor-gar-rätts-grup-per-na
Pronunciation
/mɛdˈbɔrɡarˌrɛtːsɡrʊpːɛrna/
Stress
0010000
Morphemes
med + borgar + rätts-grupp-erna
The word 'medborgarrättsgrupperna' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the civil rights groups'. It's divided into seven syllables with primary stress on 'gar'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel nucleus rules, typical of Swedish phonology.
Definitions
- 1
The civil rights groups
The civil rights groups
“Medborgarrättsgrupperna protesterade mot diskrimineringen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('gar'). Swedish stress is generally on the first syllable, but shifts in compounds.
Syllables
med — Open syllable, unstressed.. bor — Open syllable, unstressed.. gar — Open syllable, primary stressed.. rätts — Closed syllable, unstressed, long vowel.. grup — Closed syllable, unstressed.. per — Open syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Swedish favors maximizing consonant clusters in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Compound Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The genitive 's' in 'rätts' is integrated into the syllable due to the following consonant cluster.
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