skådespelarkarriären
Syllables
skå-de-spel-ar-kar-riä-ren
Pronunciation
/ˈskɔːdɛˌspɛːlɑrˌkarːɪˈreːn/
Stress
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Morphemes
skåde-spel-karriär + -en
The word 'skådespelarkarriären' is a compound noun meaning 'the actor's career'. It is syllabified as skå-de-spel-ar-kar-riä-ren, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'riä'. The word is formed from Germanic and French roots, with a Swedish definite article suffix. Syllable division follows the principles of onset maximization and vowel-based syllable nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
The actor's career
The actor's career
“Han har haft en lång och framgångsrik skådespelarkarriär.”
“Hon offrade allt för sin skådespelarkarriär.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'riä'. Swedish stress is generally predictable, falling on the first syllable of the root word in compounds.
Syllables
skå — Open syllable, onset cluster 'sk', vowel 'å'.. de — Open syllable, onset 'd', vowel 'e'.. spel — Open syllable, onset cluster 'sp', vowel 'e', coda 'l'.. ar — Open syllable, vowel 'a', coda 'r'.. kar — Open syllable, onset 'k', vowel 'a', coda 'r'.. riä — Open syllable, onset 'r', vowel 'iä', stressed.. ren — Open syllable, vowel 'e', coda 'n'.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Swedish favors maximizing consonant clusters in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each syllable must have a vowel.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are generally syllabified based on the individual components.
- The 'sk-' cluster is a common initial consonant cluster in Swedish.
- The 'rsp' cluster is permissible but can be difficult to pronounce.
- The definite article suffix '-en' is always a separate syllable.
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