muhammedteckningarna
Syllables
mu-ham-med-teck-ning-a-rna
Pronunciation
/mʊˈhamːɛdˌtɛkːnɪŋˌaːrna/
Stress
0001001
Morphemes
teckning + arna
The word 'muhammedteckningarna' is a Swedish compound noun meaning 'the Muhammad drawings'. It is syllabified as mu-ham-med-teck-ning-a-rna, with primary stress on 'teck'. The syllabification follows Swedish rules of maximizing onsets and codas, and the word's morphemic structure consists of a borrowed base ('muhammed-'), a root ('teckning-'), and a definite plural suffix ('-arna').
Definitions
- 1
The Muhammad drawings
The Muhammad drawings
“Debatten om muhammedteckningarna var intensiv.”
syn:karikatyrerna
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'teck'.
Syllables
mu — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ham — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure, long vowel.. med — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. teck — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure, geminated consonant.. ning — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-nasal consonant structure.. a — Open syllable, long vowel.. rna — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.
Maximize Onset and Coda
Syllables are formed to include as many consonants as possible in the onset and coda positions, avoiding stranded consonants.
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
- Gemination of /kː/ in 'teck-' is a common feature in Swedish.
- The compound nature of the word doesn't introduce unusual syllabification challenges.
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