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självskadebeteendets

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

8 syllables
20 characters
Swedish
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8syllables

självskadebeteendets

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sjä-lv-ska-de-be-te-en-dets

Pronunciation

/ˈsjølvˌskɑːdəbɛˈteːnˌdɛts/

Stress

00000100

Morphemes

själv + skade + beteendets

The word 'självskadebeteendets' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'self-harmful behavior's'. It is syllabified as 'sjä-lv-ska-de-be-te-en-dets' with primary stress on 'te-'. The word consists of the prefix 'själv-', the root 'skade-', and the suffix '-beteendets'. Syllabification follows onset maximization, vowel-centric rules, and suffix boundaries.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The state or quality of self-harmful behavior; the genitive form of 'självskadebeteende'.

    Self-harmful behavior's

    “Forskningen fokuserar på orsakerna till självskadebeteendets.”

    syn:Självdestruktivt beteendes
    ant:Självvård

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the syllable 'te-' (be-te-en-dets). Swedish generally stresses the first syllable, but the length of the suffix chain shifts the stress back.

Syllables

8
sjä/sjø/
lv/lv/
ska/skɑː/
de/dɛ/
be/bɛ/
te/teː/
en/en/
dets/dɛts/

sjä — Open syllable, onset cluster 'sj'. lv — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset. ska — Open syllable, onset cluster 'sk'. de — Open syllable. be — Open syllable. te — Closed syllable, stressed. en — Open syllable. dets — Closed syllable, genitive suffix

Word Parts

pre

själv

Germanic origin, reflexive pronoun

root

skade

Germanic origin, related to 'skada' (to harm)

suf

beteendets

Combination of -beteende (behavior) and -ts (genitive singular)

Similar Words

vän­ska­penspro­ble­metssa­mar­be­tets

Onset Maximization

Swedish attempts to maximize the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Each syllable must contain a vowel.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Complex consonant clusters are broken down based on sonority.

Suffix Boundaries

Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.

  • The 'sj' digraph can be pronounced as /ɧ/ or /ʃ/ depending on the dialect.
  • Vowel qualities /ø/ and /ɑː/ are also dialectally variable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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