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militærsjukehus

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6 syllables
15 characters
Norwegian
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “militærsjukehus” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

militærsjukehus

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mi-li-tær-sju-ke-hus

Pronunciation

/miˈlitæːrsjuːkəhuːs/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

militær- + sjuk- + -ehus

The Norwegian word 'militærsjukehus' (military hospital) is syllabified as mi-li-tær-sju-ke-hus, with primary stress on 'tær'. It's a compound noun derived from Latin and Old Norse, exhibiting typical Norwegian syllable structure with consonant clusters and vowel-centered syllables.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A hospital specifically designated for the treatment of military personnel.

    Military hospital

    “Han ble sendt til militærsjukehuset etter skaden.”

    “Militærsjukehuset har spesialisert seg på krigsskader.”

    syn:Forsvarsykehus
    ant:Sivilt sykehus

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('tær'). Norwegian stress is generally predictable, falling on the first syllable of the root in compounds.

Syllables

6
mi/mi/
li/li/
tær/tæːr/
sju/sjuː/
ke/kə/
hus/huːs/

mi — Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', nucleus vowel 'i'. li — Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', nucleus vowel 'i'. tær — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster 't', nucleus diphthong 'æː', coda consonant 'r'. sju — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster 'sj', nucleus vowel 'uː'. ke — Open syllable, onset consonant 'k', nucleus schwa 'ə'. hus — Closed syllable, onset consonant 'h', nucleus vowel 'uː', coda consonant 's'

Word Parts

pre

militær-

From Latin 'militaris', meaning 'military'. Functions as an adjective.

root

sjuk-

From Old Norse 'sjúkr', meaning 'sick, ill'. Relates to illness and healthcare.

suf

-ehus

From Old Norse 'hús', meaning 'house'. Forms a noun denoting a building or institution.

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­te­tad­mi­ni­stra­sjonsy­ke­hjem

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are generally kept together in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel Centering

Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Compound Rule

Syllable division often respects the boundaries of the constituent morphemes in compound words.

  • The 'æ' vowel can have slight dialectal variations.
  • The 'sj' cluster is a single phoneme and is treated as such in syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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