Words with Prefix “spreng--” in Norwegian

The Norwegian word 'sprengingsarbeid' (blasting work) is divided into four syllables: spreng-ings-ar-beid. The primary stress falls on the second syllable. The word is a compound noun formed from the prefix 'spreng-', the root '-ings-', and the suffix '-arbeid'. Syllable division follows the principles of maximizing onsets and the vowel-coda rule.

The Norwegian word 'sprengningsekspert' (demolition expert) is syllabified as spre-ning-se-ks-pert, with primary stress on 'eks'. It's a compound noun formed from 'sprengja' (to explode) and the English loanword 'expert', following Norwegian rules of maximizing onsets and vowel-centric syllabification.