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fødselspermisjon

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5 syllables
16 characters
Norwegian
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5syllables

fødselspermisjon

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

fød-sels-per-mi-sjon

Pronunciation

/ˈfœːdsəlˌspɛrmiʃɔn/

Stress

10101

Morphemes

fødsel + spermisjon

The word 'fødselspermisjon' is a compound noun meaning 'maternity leave'. It is syllabified as fød-sels-per-mi-sjon, with primary stress on the second syllable. The syllabification follows Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables. The word is morphologically composed of 'fødsel' (birth) and 'spermisjon' (leave).

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Maternity leave

    Maternity leave

    “Hun tok ut fødselspermisjon i seks måneder.”

    syn:mødrepermisjon
    ant:arbeid

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the second syllable (SELS).

Syllables

5
fød/fœːd/
sels/sɛls/
per/pɛr/
mi/mi/
sjon/ʃɔn/

fød — Open syllable, initial vowel.. sels — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. per — Open syllable, simple onset.. mi — Open syllable, simple onset.. sjon — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.

Word Parts

root

fødsel

Old Norse origin, related to 'father'

suf

spermisjon

Compound of 'permisjon' (leave) from French/Latin

Similar Words

bar­ne­ha­gear­beids­livfa­mi­li­e­si­tu­a­sjon

Onset Maximization

Consonants are assigned to the following vowel to create maximal onsets.

Vowel-Centric Syllables

Each syllable must contain a vowel.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified based on their constituent parts.

  • Potential elision of 'd' in 'fødsels' in colloquial speech.
  • Genitive 's' does not create a separate syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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