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presidentkandidaternas

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8 syllables
22 characters
Swedish
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8syllables

presidentkandidaternas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pre-si-dent-kan-di-da-ter-nas

Pronunciation

/prɛsɪˈdɛntkanːdidɑːtɛrnas/

Stress

00100010

Morphemes

president + kandidaternas

The word 'presidentkandidaternas' is a complex Swedish noun syllabified as pre-si-dent-kan-di-da-ter-nas, with primary stress on 'kan'. It's formed through compounding and inflection, following standard Swedish syllabification rules prioritizing onset maximization and vowel centrality. The morphemic breakdown reveals a French-derived root and Swedish suffixes indicating plurality and possession.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The possessive plural form of 'presidential candidates'.

    The presidential candidates'

    “Vi lyssnade på presidentkandidaternas tal.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('kan'), following the general Swedish stress pattern of stressing the first syllable of the root word in a compound.

Syllables

8
pre/prɛ/
si/sɪ/
dent/dɛnt/
kan/kanː/
di/di/
da/da/
ter/tɛr/
nas/nas/

pre — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster /pr/, vowel /ɛ/.. si — Open syllable, onset consonant /s/, vowel /ɪ/.. dent — Closed syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /ɛ/, coda consonant /nt/.. kan — Closed syllable, onset consonant /k/, vowel /ɑː/, coda consonant /n/. Primary stressed syllable.. di — Open syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /i/.. da — Open syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /ɑː/.. ter — Closed syllable, onset consonant /t/, vowel /ɛ/, coda consonant /r/.. nas — Closed syllable, onset consonant /n/, vowel /ɑː/, coda consonant /s/.

Word Parts

root

president

French origin, meaning 'presiding officer', borrowed into Swedish.

suf

kandidaternas

Composed of -kandidat- (Latin origin, 'candidate'), -er- (plural marker), and -nas (genitive plural marker).

Similar Words

stu­den­ter­naslä­ra­rensböc­ker­na

Onset Maximization

Swedish prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.

Coda Preference

Swedish favors maximizing consonants in the coda, though less strongly than in the onset.

Vowel Center

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.

Avoid Stranded Consonants

Consonants are generally not left isolated between syllables.

  • The consonant cluster /nt/ in 'president' is a common and accepted sequence in Swedish.
  • The long vowel /ɑː/ in 'kandidaternas' is typical and doesn't pose a syllabification challenge.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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