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undervattensstrålkastare

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

8 syllables
24 characters
Swedish
Enriched
8syllables

undervattensstrålkastare

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

un-der-vat-tens-strål-kas-ta-re

Pronunciation

/ʊnˈdɛrˌvɑtːɛnsˈstraːlˌkɑsːtaːrɛ/

Stress

00000100

Morphemes

under- + vatten- + -kastare

The word 'undervattensstrålkastare' is divided into eight syllables based on Swedish syllabification rules, prioritizing open syllables (CV) and handling consonant clusters appropriately. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is a compound noun composed of a prefix, two roots, an interfix, and a suffix.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Underwater spotlight

    Underwater spotlight

    Dykeren använde en undervattensstrålkastare för att se i mörkret.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'kas'.

Syllables

8
un/ʊn/
der/dɛr/
vat/vɑtː/
tens/tɛns/
strål/straːl/
kas/kɑsː/
ta/taː/
re/rɛ/

un Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. der Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. vat Open syllable (CV), geminate consonant.. tens Closed syllable (CVC), unstressed.. strål Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. kas Closed syllable (CVC), geminate consonant, stressed.. ta Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. re Open syllable (CV), unstressed.

Open Syllable Preference

Swedish favors CV (open) syllable structure whenever possible.

Consonant Cluster Rule

When an open syllable is followed by a consonant, a new syllable is formed.

  • Geminate consonants (doubled 't' and 's') are common and don't affect syllabification.
  • The interfix '-s-' doesn't create a separate syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025
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