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vapenhandelsfördragen

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7 syllables
21 characters
Swedish
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7syllables

vapenhandelsfördragen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

va-pen-han-dels-för-dra-gen

Pronunciation

/ˈvaːpɛnˌhɑnːdɛlsˈfœrdrɑˌɡeːn/

Stress

0100101

Morphemes

för- + vapenhandel + -dragen

The word 'vapenhandelsfördragen' is a complex Swedish noun meaning 'the arms trade agreements'. It is syllabified as 'va-pen-han-dels-för-dra-gen' with primary stress on 'han'. The word is formed through compounding and inflection, with Germanic roots. Syllable division follows onset maximization and vowel peak principles.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Arms trade agreements

    The arms trade agreements

    De nya vapenhandelsfördragen syftar till att minska vapenexporten.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('han'), indicated by '1'. Other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

7
va/vaː/
pen/pɛn/
han/hɑnː/
dels/dɛls/
för/fœr/
dra/drɑː/
gen/ɡeːn/

va Open syllable, onset consonant /v/, nucleus vowel /aː/.. pen Closed syllable, onset consonant /p/, nucleus vowel /ɛ/, coda consonant /n/.. han Open syllable, onset consonant /h/, nucleus vowel /ɑ/, geminate consonant /n/.. dels Closed syllable, onset consonant /d/, nucleus vowel /ɛ/, coda consonant /s/.. för Open syllable, onset consonant /f/, nucleus vowel /œ/.. dra Open syllable, onset consonant cluster /dr/, nucleus vowel /ɑː/.. gen Closed syllable, onset consonant /ɡ/, nucleus vowel /eː/, coda consonant /n/.

Onset Maximization

Swedish syllabification prioritizes including as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel Peak

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.

Sonority Sequencing

Syllable structure follows the sonority sequencing principle, with increasing sonority from onset to nucleus and decreasing from nucleus to coda.

  • The presence of consonant clusters can sometimes create ambiguity, but the onset maximization rule generally resolves it.
  • Long vowels do not affect the syllabification based on orthographic rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025
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