tandläkarmottagningarnas
Syllables
tan-dlä-kar-mot-ta-gning-ar-nas
Pronunciation
/tanːˈlɛːkarˌmɔtːaˈŋɪŋˌarnas/
Stress
00100100
Morphemes
tandläkarmottagning + arnas
The word 'tandläkarmottagningarnas' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the dental clinics’'. It is syllabified as tan-dlä-kar-mot-ta-gning-ar-nas, with primary stress on 'gning'. The word is a compound noun with a genitive plural suffix, and its syllable division follows Swedish rules of onset maximization and sonority sequencing.
Definitions
- 1
The dental clinics’
The dental clinics’
“Vi bokade tid hos tandläkarmottagningarnas personal.”
“Tandläkarmottagningarnas väntrum var fulla.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('gning') of the compound root 'mottagning'. Swedish stress generally falls on the first syllable of the root word, but in compounds, it often shifts to the final root.
Syllables
tan — Open syllable, onset consonant /t/, nucleus vowel /aː/. Stressed.. dlä — Closed syllable, complex onset /dl/, nucleus vowel /ɛː/.. kar — Open syllable, onset consonant /k/, nucleus vowel /a/.. mot — Closed syllable, onset consonant /m/, nucleus vowel /ɔ/.. ta — Open syllable, onset consonant /t/, nucleus vowel /a/.. gning — Closed syllable, onset consonant /ŋ/, nucleus vowel /ɪ/.. ar — Open syllable, onset consonant /a/, nucleus vowel /a/.. nas — Closed syllable, onset consonant /n/, nucleus vowel /a/.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Swedish attempts to maximize the onsets of syllables, incorporating consonant clusters where permissible.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllables tend to follow a sonority hierarchy (vowels are more sonorous than consonants).
Vowel Break
Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
- The genitive plural suffix '-arnas' is treated as a single morpheme.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might affect vowel quality but not syllable division.
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