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legeundersøkelse

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7 syllables
16 characters
Norwegian
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7syllables

legeundersøelse

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

le-ge-un-der-sø-el-se

Pronunciation

/ˈleːɡəˌʊnːdəɾˈʃœːlkə/

Stress

0100100

Morphemes

under + lege + søkelse

The Norwegian word 'legeundersøkelse' is a compound noun meaning 'medical examination'. It is syllabified as le-ge-un-der-sø-el-se, with primary stress on 'søkelse'. Syllable division follows rules maximizing onsets and prioritizing vowel-initial syllables. The word consists of the morphemes 'lege' (doctor), 'under' (under), and 'søkelse' (examination).

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A medical examination performed by a doctor.

    Medical examination

    “Jeg har en time til en legeundersøkelse neste uke.”

    syn:medisinsk undersøkelse

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('søkelse').

Syllables

7
le/leː/
ge/ɡə/
un/ʊn/
der/dəɾ/
sø/søː/
el/el/
se/sə/

le — Open syllable, long vowel.. ge — Closed syllable.. un — Open syllable.. der — Closed syllable, alveolar tap 'r'.. sø — Open syllable, long vowel.. el — Closed syllable.. se — Open syllable.

Word Parts

pre

under

Old Norse origin, meaning 'under' or 'below'.

root

lege

Old Norse origin, meaning 'doctor'.

suf

søkelse

Old Norse origin, noun suffix indicating an action or process.

Similar Words

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Maximize Onset

Prioritize creating syllables with consonant clusters at the beginning (onset).

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Syllables typically begin with a vowel.

Consonant-Final Syllables

Syllables can end with a consonant.

  • The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of morpheme boundaries.
  • The 'r' sound is an alveolar tap.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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