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

• “stavelse” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• staving (Nynorsk also)

Noun

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

1. (grammar) syllable

Derived terms

• stavelsesaksent
• stavelsesdannende
• stavelsesskrift
• stavelsestrykk

References

• “stavelse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• stafvelse (obsolete)

Etymology

stava +‎ -else

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑːvɛlsɛ/

Noun

stavelse c

1. syllable

   Ordet tavla har två stavelser.

   The word picture has two syllables.

Declension

Declension of stavelse

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stavelse	stavelses
	definite	stavelsen	stavelsens
plural	indefinite	stavelser	stavelsers
	definite	stavelserna	stavelsernas

Derived terms

• stavelsekärna

References

• “stavelse”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “stavelse”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “stavelse”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)