In bisyllabic words with the grave accent, the durations of the konsonants /s, t, k/ as single long consonants, and int the clusters /st, kt, kst/ in medial word position have been measured with the intention of describing their temporal behaviour in and out of focus. The preliminary findings indicate that (1) durations are longer in words with focus accent, (2) durations decrease when the complexity of consonant clusters increases, and (3) the degree of compression varies between different consonants and consonant clusters.

Keywords: Consonant clusters; durations; varying levels of complexity; different degrees of stress.