Words with Root “trygd-” in Norwegian

The Norwegian word 'folketrygdpensjon' is divided into five syllables: fol-ke-trygd-pen-sjon. It's a compound noun with stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows vowel nucleus and consonant cluster rules, typical of Norwegian phonology.

syketrygdavgift is a Norwegian compound noun meaning 'social security sickness contribution'. It's divided into six syllables: sy-ke-tryg-da-v-gift, with primary stress on tryg. The word is formed from the prefixes syke- and root trygd- and suffix avgift. The syllable division follows Norwegian rules of maximizing onsets and dividing between vowels and consonants.