bundesländerübergreifender
Syllables
bun-des-län-der-ü-ber-greif-en-der
Pronunciation
/ˈbʊndəsˌlɛndɐˌyːbɐɡʁaɪ̯fəndɐ/
Stress
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Morphemes
über- + bundesländer- + -übergreifender
The word 'bundesländerübergreifender' is a complex German adjective formed through compounding. Syllabification follows standard German rules: division before vowels, after consonants, and treating compound nouns as units. The primary stress falls on the first syllable. The word means 'spanning across federal states'.
Definitions
- 1
spanning across federal states
interstate, cross-state
“ein bundesländerübergreifender Plan”
“die bundesländerübergreifende Zusammenarbeit”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('bun-'). Subsequent syllables are unstressed or receive secondary stress.
Syllables
bun — Open syllable, initial syllable.. des — Closed syllable.. län — Open syllable.. der — Open syllable.. ü — Open syllable, single vowel.. ber — Open syllable.. greif — Closed syllable.. en — Open syllable.. der — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllables
Syllables generally begin with a vowel.
Consonant-Vowel Boundaries
Syllable division typically occurs between a consonant and a following vowel.
Consonant Clusters
Syllable division occurs after consonant clusters when followed by a vowel.
- The *ü* is treated as a single vowel syllable.
- The compound noun *bundesländer-* is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- German allows for long compound words, requiring accommodation in syllabification.
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