Words with Root “hjems-” in Norwegian

The word 'barnehjemsansatt' is a Norwegian compound noun meaning 'employee of a children's home'. It is divided into five syllables: bar-ne-hjems-an-satt, with primary stress on the first and last syllables. The syllabification follows Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel peak principle, and the word is morphologically composed of 'barn' (child), 'hjem' (home), and 'ansatt' (employed).