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oppositionskandidater

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

9 syllables
21 characters
Swedish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “oppositionskandidater” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
9syllables

oppositionskandidater

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

op-po-si-ti-ons-kan-di-da-ter

Pronunciation

/ɔpːɔˈsɪtɪɔnʃkanˈdiːdaːtɛr/

Stress

000000101

Morphemes

op- + positions- + -kandidater

The word 'oppositionskandidater' is a compound noun syllabified based on maximizing onsets and dividing before vowels. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and a Swedish suffix. Syllabification is consistent across similar complex words in Swedish.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Candidates who are in opposition.

    Opposition candidates

    “De presenterade sina oppositionskandidater.”

    “Valet mellan oppositionskandidater och regeringskandidater var spännande.”

    syn:motkandidater
    ant:regeringskandidater

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('da').

Syllables

9
op/ɔpː/
po/pɔ/
si/sɪ/
ti/tɪ/
ons/ɔnʃ/
kan/kan/
di/diː/
da/daː/
ter/tɛr/

op — Open syllable, initial syllable.. po — Closed syllable.. si — Closed syllable.. ti — Closed syllable.. ons — Closed syllable, with 'ns' cluster.. kan — Open syllable.. di — Open syllable, long vowel.. da — Open syllable, long vowel.. ter — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

op-

From Latin *oppositio* meaning 'opposition'.

root

positions-

From Latin *positio* meaning 'position'.

suf

-kandidater

Swedish plural form of 'kandidat' (candidate), from Latin *candidatus*.

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­te­tad­mi­ni­stra­ti­onin­for­ma­ti­on

Maximize Onsets

Swedish syllabification prioritizes creating syllables with consonant clusters at the beginning (onsets) whenever possible.

Vowel Division

Syllable division generally occurs before a vowel sound.

  • The 'ns' cluster is a common and permissible onset in Swedish.
  • Vowel length does not affect syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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