hjertekarsjukdom
Syllables
hjer-te-kar-sjuk-dom
Pronunciation
/ˈhæːrtəˌkɑːrˌʃʉːkdɔm/
Stress
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Morphemes
hjerte-karsjuk + dom
The word 'hjerte-karsjukdom' is a compound noun meaning cardiovascular disease. It is syllabified as hjer-te-kar-sjuk-dom, with primary stress on 'sjuk'. The word is composed of the roots 'hjerte' (heart) and 'karsjuk' (sick vessel) and the suffix 'dom' (condition). Syllable division follows Norwegian rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables.
Definitions
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Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease
“Han lider av hjerte-karsjukdom.”
“Forebygging av hjerte-karsjukdom er viktig.”
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Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'sjuk' (1). Other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
hjer — Open syllable, initial stress potential.. te — Closed syllable, unstressed.. kar — Open syllable, part of the compound root.. sjuk — Closed syllable, stressed.. dom — Closed syllable, suffix.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Norwegian prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable, as seen in 'kar' and 'sjuk'.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound, guiding the division between consonant clusters and vowels.
Compound Word Syllabification
The compound word is initially syllabified as if it were separate words, then adjusted for stress patterns.
- Regional variations in vowel quality may exist, but do not significantly alter the syllable division.
- The hyphenated nature of the compound word is important for orthographic representation.
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