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hørselsundersøkelse

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7 syllables
19 characters
Norwegian Nynorsk
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7syllables

hørselsundersøkelse

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

hørs-els-un-der-sø-kel-se

Pronunciation

/ˈhøːrˌsɛlsˌʊnːdəˌʂœkːəlˌsɛ/

Stress

0010100

Morphemes

under- + hørsels- / søke- + -lse / -else

The word 'hørselsundersøkelse' is a Nynorsk noun meaning 'hearing test'. It is divided into seven syllables: hørs-els-un-der-sø-kel-se, with primary stress on 'sø'. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a root ('hørsels' and 'søke'), a prefix ('under-'), and suffixes ('-lse' and '-else'). Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel peak principles.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A medical examination to assess a person's hearing ability.

    Hearing test, audiological examination

    “Han skal på ein hørselsundersøkelse neste veke.”

    “Ho fekk ein grundig hørselsundersøkelse.”

    syn:hørselstest

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sø'), indicated by '1'. Other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

7
hørs/høːrs/
els/ɛls/
un/ʊn/
der/dər/
sø/søː/
kel/kəl/
se/sɛ/

hørs — Open syllable with a long vowel and a consonant cluster onset.. els — Open syllable with a short vowel and a consonant cluster onset.. un — Closed syllable with a short vowel and a consonant onset.. der — Open syllable with a short vowel and a consonant onset.. sø — Open syllable with a long vowel and a consonant onset. Stressed syllable.. kel — Closed syllable with a short vowel and a consonant onset.. se — Open syllable with a short vowel and a consonant onset.

Word Parts

pre

under-

From Old Norse 'undir', meaning 'under'. Indicates a process occurring beneath or as part of something larger.

root

hørsels- / søke-

hørsels- from 'høyrsel' (hearing), søke- from 'søka' (to seek, investigate). Both are Germanic origins.

suf

-lse / -else

Noun-forming suffixes. '-lse' is attached to 'søke', and '-else' forms the complete noun.

Similar Words

hœy­r­selun­der­sø­kehel­se­un­der­sø­kel­se

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of syllables to maximize the onset.

Vowel Peak Principle

Each syllable contains a vowel sound, forming the nucleus of the syllable.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllables follow a sonority hierarchy, with sounds becoming more sonorous towards the nucleus.

  • The 'rs' cluster is a common onset and doesn't pose a syllabification challenge.
  • Double consonants ('ss', 'kk') are standard and don't create exceptions.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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