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ungdomsboksförfattare

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

8 syllables
21 characters
Swedish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “ungdomsboksförfattare” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

undomsboksförfattare

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

un-dom-s-boks-för-fat-ta-re

Pronunciation

/ˈɵŋdɔmbsbɔksfœrfatːare/

Stress

00001001

Morphemes

ungdoms- + författare

The word 'ungdomsboksförfattare' is divided into eight syllables (un-dom-s-boks-för-fat-ta-re) with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound noun formed from 'ungdoms-', 'boks-', and 'författare', following Swedish syllabification rules prioritizing CV syllables and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A person who writes books for young people.

    Youth book author

    “Ungdomsboksförfattaren vann ett pris för sin senaste roman.”

    syn:ungdomsromanförfattare

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable (-fåt-).

Syllables

8
un/ɵn/
dom/dɔm/
s/s/
boks/bɔks/
för/fœr/
fat/fatː/
ta/ta/
re/re/

un — Open syllable (CV).. dom — Open syllable (CV).. s — Syllable with a single consonant.. boks — Closed syllable (CVC).. för — Open syllable (CV).. fat — Closed syllable (CVC) with geminate consonant.. ta — Open syllable (CV).. re — Open syllable (CV).

Word Parts

pre

ungdoms-

Old Norse origin, denotes 'youth'.

root

författare

Swedish origin, 'to write' + agent suffix.

Similar Words

barn­boks­för­fat­ta­refack­boks­för­fat­ta­reskön­lit­te­ra­tur­för­fat­ta­re

Prefer CV Syllables

Swedish favors syllables of the form Consonant-Vowel (CV).

Single Consonant Syllable

A single consonant can form a syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

  • Compound word structure requires consideration of morpheme boundaries.
  • Geminate consonant 't' in 'författare' affects duration but not syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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