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In nouns, stress is on the last "long" syllable in the word (taking any suffixes into account). A long syllable is one that is followed by two or more consonants, or that contains a strong vowel or diphthong and is followed by one consonant. If the word does not have a long syllable, the | In nouns, stress is on the last "long" syllable in the word (taking any suffixes into account). A long syllable is one that is followed by two or more consonants, or that contains a strong vowel or diphthong and is followed by one consonant. If the word does not have a long syllable, the antepenultimate syllable is stressed (or initial if the word has less than 3 syllables). | ||
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