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skadedjursbekämpningen

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

7 syllables
22 characters
Swedish
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7syllables

skadedjursbekämpningen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ska-de-djurs-be-kämp-nin-gen

Pronunciation

/ˈskɑːdɛˌdjʉːrsbɛˈkɛmpnɪŋən/

Stress

0010101

Morphemes

be- + skade- and djur- and kämp- + -nin-gen

The word 'skadedjursbekämpningen' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the pest control'. It is syllabified as ska-de-djurs-be-kämp-nin-gen, with primary stress on 'kämp'. The word is formed from Germanic roots and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Swedish rules of onset and coda maximization.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act or process of pest control.

    The pest control

    Skadedjursbekämpningen är viktig för att skydda grödorna.

    Vi anlitade ett företag för skadedjursbekämpningen.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'kämp' (3rd syllable from the end). The first syllable 'ska' and the fifth syllable 'kämp' receive stress.

Syllables

7
ska/skɑː/
de/dɛ/
djurs/djʉːrs/
be/bɛ/
kämp/kɛmp/
nin/nɪn/
gen/ɡɛn/

ska Open syllable, onset consonant cluster 'sk', vowel 'a'. de Open syllable, onset consonant 'd', vowel 'e'. djurs Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster 'dj', vowel 'u', coda 'rs'. be Open syllable, onset consonant 'b', vowel 'e'. kämp Closed syllable, onset consonant 'k', vowel 'ä', coda 'mp'. nin Closed syllable, onset consonant 'n', vowel 'i', coda 'n'. gen Closed syllable, onset consonant 'g', vowel 'e', coda 'n'

Onset Maximization

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

Coda Preference

Similarly, Swedish favors maximizing consonants in the coda (end) of a syllable.

Vowel Center

Each syllable must contain a vowel.

Avoid Single Consonant Onsets

Avoids starting a syllable with a single consonant if possible.

  • The compound nature of the word requires consistent application of syllabification rules across morpheme boundaries.
  • The genitive plural '-djurs-' does not introduce any special syllabification issues.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025
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