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forskningsdepartement

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
21 characters
Norwegian
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6syllables

forskningsdepartement

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

for-sknings-de-par-te-ment

Pronunciation

/fɔʂˈkɪnːʃˌdɛpɑʈmɛnt/

Stress

010001

Morphemes

for- + skning + -s-

The word 'forskningsdepartement' is a compound noun syllabified as for-sknings-de-par-te-ment, with primary stress on 'de'. It consists of a prefix 'for-', a root 'skning', a suffix '-s-', and the compound element 'departement'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel-centric rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The government ministry responsible for research and innovation.

    Research Department

    “Forskningsdepartementet lanserte en ny strategi.”

    “Statsråden i forskningsdepartementet holdt en tale.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the 'de' syllable of 'departement'. Secondary stress on 'sknings'.

Syllables

6
for/fɔr/
sknings/skɪnːʃ/
de/dɛ/
par/pɑr/
te/tɛ/
ment/mɛnt/

for — Open syllable, unstressed.. sknings — Closed syllable, secondary stress.. de — Open syllable, stressed.. par — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. ment — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Onset Maximization

Norwegian prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel-Centric Syllables

Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

  • The 'sk' and 'rs' clusters are common and treated as onsets.
  • Vowel qualities can vary slightly depending on dialect.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025
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