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personundersökningarna

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

8 syllables
22 characters
Swedish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “personundersökningarna” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

personundersökningarna

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

per-son-un-der-sök-ning-ar-na

Pronunciation

/pɛrˈsɔnˌʊnːdɛrˌsøːkˈniŋˌɑːrna/

Stress

00001001

Morphemes

per- + son- + -under-sök-ning-ar-na

The word 'personundersökningarna' is a complex Swedish noun formed through compounding and inflection. It is divided into eight syllables with primary stress on 'sök-'. Syllabification follows standard Swedish rules based on sonority, onset-rime structure, and vowel centrality. The compound structure and suffixes contribute to its complexity.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The person investigations

    The person investigations

    “Personundersökningarna visade inga avvikelser.”

    “Resultaten från personundersökningarna är konfidentiella.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the syllable 'sök-' due to its length and position within the compound.

Syllables

8
per/pɛr/
son/sɔn/
un/ʊn/
der/dɛr/
sök/søːk/
ning/niŋ/
ar/ɑːr/
na/na/

per — Open syllable, initial syllable.. son — Closed syllable, consonant cluster -sn.. un — Open syllable.. der — Open syllable.. sök — Closed syllable, primary stress.. ning — Closed syllable, nasal consonant ending.. ar — Open syllable, plural marker.. na — Open syllable, definite article suffix.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllables are formed around a sonority peak (vowel).

Onset-Rime Structure

Each syllable has an onset and a rime.

Maximizing Onsets

Consonants are assigned to the following syllable if possible.

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Each syllable must contain a vowel.

  • The compound nature of the word influences stress placement.
  • The vowel length in 'sök' and 'ar' is significant.
  • The 'under-' element functions as a prefix within the compound.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025
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