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underrättelsetjänstemän

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
23 characters
Swedish
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8syllables

underrättelsetjänstemän

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

un-der-rät-tel-se-tjän-ste-män

Pronunciation

/ʊnˈdɛrˌrɛtːɛlˌsɛːtjœnsˈtɛmːɛn/

Stress

00000011

Morphemes

under- + rätt- + -elsetjänstemän

The word 'underrättelsetjänstemän' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'intelligence officers'. It's divided into eight syllables with primary stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows Swedish rules favoring open syllables and allowing for closed syllables and geminate consonants. The word is morphologically complex, built from multiple prefixes and suffixes.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Intelligence officers

    Intelligence officers

    “Underrättelsetjänstemän samlar in information från hela världen.”

    syn:Spionersäkerhetspersonal

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable (-män). Swedish has a stress-timed rhythm.

Syllables

8
un/ʊn/
der/dɛr/
rät/rɛtː/
tel/tɛl/
se/sɛː/
tjän/tjœn/
ste/stɛ/
män/mɛn/

un — Open syllable (CV).. der — Open syllable (CV).. rät — Closed syllable (CVC) with geminate consonant.. tel — Open syllable (CV).. se — Open syllable (CV) with long vowel.. tjän — Open syllable (CV).. ste — Open syllable (CV).. män — Closed syllable (CVC), stressed.

Word Parts

pre

under-

Old Norse origin, meaning 'under, beneath'. Intensifier.

root

rätt-

Old Norse origin, meaning 'right, law, justice'. Core meaning.

suf

-elsetjänstemän

Combination of suffixes: -el- (action/process), -se- (abstract noun), -tjänste- (service), -män (plural marker for people).

Similar Words

för­må­gau­ni­ver­si­tetsa­mar­be­ts­par­tner

Open Syllable Preference

Swedish favors open syllables (CV structure) whenever possible.

Closed Syllable Allowance

Closed syllables (CVC structure) are permitted, especially when they don't create overly complex clusters.

Long Vowel Maintenance

Long vowels are maintained within syllables.

  • The word's length and compound nature require careful application of the open syllable preference.
  • The geminate consonant *tt* is treated as a single unit within the syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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