rättegångsförhandling
Syllables
rät-te-gång-sför-han-dling
Pronunciation
/ˈrɛtːɛˌɡɔŋsfœɾˈhɑnːdlɪŋ/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
för- + gång + sförhandling
The word 'rättegångsförhandling' is a compound noun meaning 'court hearing'. It is syllabified as rät-te-gång-sför-han-dling, with primary stress on 'gång'. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix 'för-', root 'gång', and a compound suffix 'sförhandling'. Syllable division follows Swedish rules of onset maximization and vowel peak.
Definitions
- 1
Court hearing
Court hearing
“Rättegångsförhandlingen kommer att börja nästa vecka.”
- 2
Trial proceedings
Trial proceedings
“Han deltog i rättegångsförhandlingen som vittne.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('gång').
Syllables
rät — Closed syllable, long vowel due to gemination.. te — Closed syllable.. gång — Open syllable, stressed.. sför — Complex onset, functions as a connector.. han — Closed syllable, long vowel due to gemination.. dling — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Swedish favors placing as many consonants as possible into the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Peak
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are generally syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'sför' sequence is a connecting element and doesn't form a separate syllable.
- Gemination (double consonants) influences vowel length.
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