spesialsjukehus
Syllables
spe-sials-ju-ke-hus
Pronunciation
/spɛˈʃalsjukəˌhus/
Stress
10000
Morphemes
spesial- + sjuk- + -ehus
The word 'spesialsjukehus' is a compound noun syllabified as spe-sials-ju-ke-hus, with primary stress on the first syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'spesial-', the root 'sjuk-', and the suffix '-ehus'. Syllable division follows onset maximization and vowel break rules, with the 'sj' digraph treated as a single unit.
Definitions
- 1
A hospital specializing in a particular field of medicine.
Special hospital
“Hun ble innlagt på et spesialsjukehus.”
“De trenger et spesialsjukehus for barn.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('spe'). Secondary stress is minimal and distributed across the remaining syllables.
Syllables
spe — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster, stressed.. sials — Closed syllable, contains the 'sj' digraph.. ju — Open syllable, contains the glide /j/. ke — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. hus — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Norwegian prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Break
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each component of a compound word is generally syllabified separately.
- The 'sj' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/ and doesn't follow typical consonant-vowel syllable division rules.
- Compound word structure influences syllable division.
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