Words with Root “skog, høns, familie” in Norwegian

The word 'skoghønsfamilie' is a compound noun meaning 'forest grouse family'. It is divided into five syllables: sko-ghøns-fa-mi-lie, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllable division follows the principles of maximizing onsets and vowel-initial syllables. The 'gh' digraph is pronounced as /ɡ/, and the final 'e' is often reduced.