steriliseringstvånget
Syllables
ste-ri-li-se-ring-stvån-get
Pronunciation
/stɛrɪlɪˈseːrɪŋstvɔŋɡɛt/
Stress
0000010
Morphemes
sterili- + -sering- + -tvånget
The word 'steriliseringstvånget' is a compound noun divided into seven syllables: ste-ri-li-se-ring-stvån-get. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-tvån-'). The syllabification follows Swedish rules of maximizing onsets and maintaining pronounceable units, with a complex 'stv-' cluster in the stressed syllable.
Definitions
- 1
The compulsion to sterilize; the forced sterilization.
The compulsion to sterilize.
“Historien om steriliseringstvånget är mörk och smärtsam.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-tvån-').
Syllables
ste — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. ri — Open syllable, vowel following a consonant.. li — Open syllable, vowel following a consonant.. se — Open syllable, vowel following a consonant.. ring — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.. stvån — Closed, stressed syllable, complex onset cluster.. get — Closed syllable, final consonant.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are maintained at the beginning of syllables as long as pronounceability allows.
Vowel Following Consonant
Syllables are formed around vowel-consonant sequences.
- The 'stv-' cluster is a complex onset but permissible in Swedish.
- Syllable division prioritizes pronounceability and adherence to Swedish phonotactic constraints.
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