-ion and eu-
Swedish doesn’t have diphthongs in native words, so sometimes the -io- in -ion is pronounced as two separate vowels, and other times it causes the preceding consonant to be pronounced in an unexpected way. Meanwhile, in eu-, the u is actually pronounced as a consonant.
-sion as si+on (instead of -sjon) (2)
Section titled “-sion as si+on (instead of -sjon) (2)”- Sion (7): Sion, antisionism, sionism, antisionist, sionist, antisionistisk, sionistisk
- fysionomi/-ik
-tion as t+sjon (instead of -sjon) (6)
Section titled “-tion as t+sjon (instead of -sjon) (6)”- nation (30): bruttonationalinkomst, bruttonationalprodukt, internationalisera, internationalisering, internationell, multinationell, mångnationell, nation, nationaldag, nationalekonom, nationalekonomi, nationalgarde, nationalisera, nationalism, nationalist, nationalistisk, nationalitet, nationalklenod, nationalpark, nationalskald, nationalsocialism, nationalsocialist, nationalstat, nationalsång, nationell, nationsgräns, transnationell, värdnation, önation, övernationell
- motion , motionera, motionär
- portion
- proportion (2): proportion, proportionalitet
- rationell , rational- (7): rationell, rationalisera, rationalisering, rationalistisk, rationalitet, irrationell, irrationalitet
- stationera , stationär
-tion optionally as t+sjon (2)
Section titled “-tion optionally as t+sjon (2)”- emotionell (-t+sjon and -sjon both possible)
- lotion (can also be pronounced as in English)
-tion as ti+on (instead of -sjon)
Section titled “-tion as ti+on (instead of -sjon)”In ordinal numbers like tionde, femtionde , tiondel, and femtiondedel, -tion- is pronounced as two syllables because -nde is a suffix.
-xion as k+sjon (1)
Section titled “-xion as k+sjon (1)”- reflexion
-gion as jun (1)
Section titled “-gion as jun (1)”-gion is typically pronounced as two syllables with a hard g (region ), with one exception:
- religion (8): religion, religionsfilosofi, religionsfrihet, religionshistoria, religionskrig, religionstillhörighet, religionsvetare, religionsvetenskap, religiositet, irreligiositet
eu- as ev/ef (5)
Section titled “eu- as ev/ef (5)”Occurs in words derived from Greek (spelled with “eu” in English as well, but pronounced “yu”). ef before f, otherwise ev.
- euro (2): euro, euroland
- neuro- (14): neurobiologi, neurokirurg, neurokirurgi, neurokirurgisk, neuropsykiatri, neuropsykiatrisk, neurovetenskap, neurolog , neurologi, neurologisk, neurotiker, neurotisering, neurotisk, neurotypisk
- eufemism
- eufoni
- eufori