temperaturskillnaden
Syllables
tem-pe-ra-tur-skill-na-den
Pronunciation
/tɛm.pɛ.ra.tuːr.ʃɪl.na.dɛn/
Stress
0100101
Morphemes
temperatur-skillnad- + -en
The word 'temperaturskillnaden' is a compound noun divided into seven syllables: tem-pe-ra-tur-skill-na-den. The primary stress falls on the second syllable. It consists of the roots 'temperatur' and 'skillnad' with the definite article suffix '-en'. Syllabification follows Swedish rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllable structure.
Definitions
- 1
The difference in temperature.
The temperature difference
“Temperaturskillnaden mellan norr och söder är stor.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('pe'). Swedish generally stresses the second syllable in longer words, but the morphemic structure also influences stress placement.
Syllables
tem — Open syllable, initial syllable, onset with a stop consonant.. pe — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ra — Open syllable, vowel sound.. tur — Closed syllable, vowel sound, final consonant.. skill — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. na — Open syllable, vowel sound.. den — Closed syllable, vowel sound, final consonant.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Swedish syllabification prioritizes maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority, with more sonorous sounds tending to form the nucleus of a syllable.
- The 'r' sound can be syllabic in Swedish, but in this word, it functions as part of the preceding syllable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but they do not typically affect syllabification.
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