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religionsvitenskapelig

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

8 syllables
22 characters
Norwegian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “religionsvitenskapelig” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

religjonsvitenskapelig

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

re-li-gjons-vi-ten-ska-pe-lig

Pronunciation

/rɛ.lɪ.ɡjɔːns.vɪ.tɛn.ska.pɛ.lɪɡ/

Stress

00010010

Morphemes

re- + ligion + -svitenskapelig

The word 'religionsvitenskapelig' is an eight-syllable Norwegian adjective with primary stress on 'skape'. Syllabification follows the principle of maximizing onsets and requiring a vowel nucleus in each syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from Latin and Norwegian elements.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the science of religion.

    Religious scientific

    “En religionsvitenskapelig tilnærming”

    “Han har en religionsvitenskapelig bakgrunn.”

    syn:religionshistoriskreligionsfilosofisk
    ant:irrelevant

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('skape').

Syllables

8
re/rɛ/
li/lɪ/
gjons/ɡjɔːns/
vi/vɪ/
ten/tɛn/
ska/ska/
pe/pɛ/
lig/lɪɡ/

re — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. li — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. gjons — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. vi — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ten — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus.. ska — Open syllable, consonant cluster onset.. pe — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. lig — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus.

Word Parts

pre

re-

Latin origin, meaning 'about, concerning', derivational prefix.

root

ligion

Latin *religio* - religion.

suf

-svitenskapelig

Norwegian, from *vitenskap* 'science' + *-elig* 'able, -ly'.

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­te­tetsam­funns­vi­ten­ska­pe­ligna­tur­vi­ten­ska­pe­lig

Maximize Onsets

Syllables are formed to maximize consonant clusters at the beginning of the syllable.

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.

  • The 'gj' cluster is treated as a single onset.
  • Vowel length in 'gjons' is phonologically significant.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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