säkerhetsdepartementen
Syllables
sä-ker-hets-de-par-te-men-ten
Pronunciation
/ˈsæːkɛrˌhɛtsdɛparˈtɛmɛn/
Stress
01000010
Morphemes
säkerhets- + departement- + -en
The word 'säkerhetsdepartementen' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the departments of security'. It's syllabified as 'sä-ker-hets-de-par-te-men-ten', with primary stress on 'de-'. The word is a compound formed from 'säkerhets-' (security), 'departement-' (department), and '-en' (definite plural marker). Syllabification follows Swedish rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric structure.
Definitions
- 1
The departments responsible for security matters.
The departments of security
“Säkerhetsdepartementen arbetar med att skydda landet.”
“Informationen läcktes från säkerhetsdepartementen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('de-').
Syllables
sä — Open syllable, containing a long vowel. Initial syllable.. ker — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a consonant cluster.. hets — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a consonant cluster.. de — Open syllable, stressed syllable. Contains a short vowel.. par — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. te — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. men — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel.. ten — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Swedish syllabification prioritizes maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric
Syllables are generally built around vowels.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The pronunciation of 'ä' can vary slightly depending on the dialect, but the syllabification remains consistent.
- The word is a fixed compound, so syllabification and stress do not shift based on grammatical function.
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