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säkerhetsföreskrifts

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6 syllables
20 characters
Swedish
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6syllables

säkerhetsföreskrifts

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sä-ker-hets-fö-re-skrifts

Pronunciation

/ˈsæːkɛrˌhɛːtsˈfœːrɛˌskrɪfts/

Stress

010000

Morphemes

säker, före, skrift + -hets, -s

The word 'säkerhetsföreskrifts' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'safety regulations'. It's divided into six syllables: sä-ker-hets-fö-re-skrifts, with primary stress on 'fö'. The word is built from several morphemes with Old Norse origins, and its syllabification follows Swedish rules of onset maximization and vowel peak.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Safety regulations, rules concerning safety.

    Safety regulations

    “Företaget följer säkerhetsföreskrifts strikt.”

    syn:säkerhetsregler
    ant:risker

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('fö').

Syllables

6
sä/sæː/
ker/kɛr/
hets/hɛːts/
fö/fœː/
re/rɛ/
skrifts/skrɪfts/

sä — Open syllable, vowel is long.. ker — Closed syllable, vowel is short.. hets — Closed syllable, vowel is long.. fö — Open syllable, vowel is long, stressed.. re — Open syllable, vowel is short.. skrifts — Closed syllable, vowel is short.

Word Parts

root

säker, före, skrift

Old Norse origins; säker (safe), före (before), skrift (writing)

suf

-hets, -s

Swedish suffixes; -hets (quality/state), -s (genitive)

Similar Words

sä­ker­hetfö­re­slåskrifts­pråk

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are kept together in the onset of a syllable whenever possible.

Vowel Peak

Each syllable must contain a vowel.

Sonority Sequencing

Syllable structure follows the sonority sequencing principle.

  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation.
  • The 'ä' vowel can have slightly different pronunciations.
  • The final 's' is pronounced as /s/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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