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radiotelefonsamtalen

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9 syllables
20 characters
Swedish
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9syllables

radiotelefonsamtalen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ra-di-o-te-le-fon-sam-ta-len

Pronunciation

/ˈraːdɪʊtɛlɛˈfɔnˌsamtalɛn/

Stress

000101010

Morphemes

radio- + telefon- + -sam-tal-en

The word 'radiotelefonsamtalen' is a nine-syllable compound noun meaning 'the radio telephone conversations'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel nucleus principles, with primary stress on '-fon'. It's formed from Latin/Greek roots and Germanic suffixes.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Radio telephone conversations

    The radio telephone conversations

    Polisen avlyssnade radiotelefonsamtalen.

    Radiotelefonsamtalen var krypterade.

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the syllable '-fon' (6th syllable). Secondary stress on the syllable '-ta' (8th syllable). Other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

9
ra/raː/
di/diː/
o/ʊ/
te/tɛ/
le/lɛ/
fon/fɔn/
sam/sam/
ta/taː/
len/lɛn/

ra Open syllable, onset 'r', vowel 'a'. di Open syllable, onset 'd', vowel 'i'. o Open syllable, vowel 'o'. te Open syllable, onset 't', vowel 'e'. le Open syllable, onset 'l', vowel 'e'. fon Closed syllable, onset 'f', vowel 'o', coda 'n', primary stress. sam Closed syllable, onset 's', vowel 'a', coda 'm'. ta Open syllable, onset 't', vowel 'a', secondary stress. len Closed syllable, onset 'l', vowel 'e', coda 'n'

Onset Maximization

Consonants are grouped with the following vowel to form an onset whenever possible.

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.

Compound Word Syllabification

Syllable boundaries often align with morpheme boundaries in compound words.

  • The 'o' in 'telefon' can sometimes be reduced to a schwa /ə/ in rapid speech, but this doesn't affect the syllabification.
  • Swedish syllable structure is relatively simple, primarily based on vowel nuclei.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025
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