Words with Root “karakter-” in Norwegian

The Norwegian word 'personkarakteristikk' (personality characteristics) is divided into seven syllables: per-son-ka-rak-te-ris-tikk. Stress falls on 'ka'. It's a compound noun with Latin roots and a Norwegian suffix. Syllable division follows vowel-initial and consonant cluster rules.

The word 'ukarakteristisk' is divided into five syllables: u-ka-rak-te-ris-tisk. It consists of a negating prefix 'u-', a Latin root 'karakter-', and a Norwegian suffix '-istisk'. The primary stress falls on the second syllable. Syllable division follows the rules of maximizing onsets and dividing after vowels.