personundersökningarnas
Syllables
per-son-un-der-sök-ning-a-rna-s
Pronunciation
/pɛrˈsɔnʊnˌdɛrˌsøːkˈniŋaˌrnaːs/
Stress
000010001
Morphemes
under + person/sök + ningarnas
The word 'personundersökningarnas' is a complex Swedish noun divided into nine syllables (per-son-un-der-sök-ning-a-rna-s). It's formed from Latin and Old Norse roots with various suffixes. The primary stress falls on '-sök-'. Syllable division follows the principle of maximizing onsets and ensuring each syllable has a vowel nucleus.
Definitions
- 1
the investigations of people
the person investigations’
“Resultaten av personundersökningarnas visade på...”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the syllable '-sök-' (5th syllable). Swedish stress is generally word-initial or on the first syllable of a compound, but in longer words, secondary stresses can occur.
Syllables
per — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. son — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. un — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. der — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. sök — Closed syllable, stressed.. ning — Closed syllable, -ng cluster.. a — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. rna — Closed syllable, -rna cluster.. s — Closed syllable, single consonant.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Syllables are formed to maximize the number of consonants in the onset (beginning) of the syllable.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Clusters
Valid consonant clusters are allowed to close syllables.
- Swedish allows some flexibility in syllable division, particularly with consonant clusters.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllable division.
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