stavelse

Danish

Etymology

From stave +‎ -else.

Noun

stavelse c (singular definite stavelsen, plural indefinite stavelser)

  1. (grammar) syllable

Declension

Declension of stavelse
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stavelse stavelsen stavelser stavelserne
genitive stavelses stavelsens stavelsers stavelsernes

Derived terms

  • forstavelse
  • stavelsesantal
  • stavelsesskrift
  • enstavelsesord

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

stavelse m (definite singular stavelsen, indefinite plural stavelser, definite plural stavelsene)

  1. (grammar) syllable

Derived terms

  • stavelsesaksent
  • stavelsesdannende
  • stavelsesskrift
  • stavelsestrykk

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

stava +‎ -else

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɑː.vəlˌsɛ]

Noun

stavelse c

  1. syllable
    Ordet tavla har två stavelser.
    The word picture has two syllables.

Declension

Derived terms

  • stavelsekärna