Words with Root “vær-” in Norwegian

The word 'ekstremværvarsel' is a compound noun divided into six syllables: ek-stre-m-vær-var-sel. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The division follows Norwegian rules of maximizing onsets and centering syllables around vowel nuclei. The word is morphologically composed of a Latin-derived prefix, a native Norwegian root, and an Old Norse-derived suffix.

The word *godværsdemokrati* is a compound noun syllabified as go-dærs-de-mo-kra-ti, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('mo'). It's composed of the prefix 'god-', root 'vær-', and suffix '-krati', and refers to a democracy that functions well only during favorable conditions.