ersönlichkeitsentwicklungs
Syllables
er-sön-lich-keits-ent-wi-ck-lungs
Pronunciation
/ɛɐ̯ˈzøːnlɪçkaɪ̯tsʔɛntvɪklʊŋs/
Stress
10000000
Morphemes
er- + Person- + -lichkeitsentwicklungs
The word 'ersönlichkeitsentwicklungs' is a complex German noun formed through compounding and suffixation. Syllabification follows the sonority principle and avoids illegal codas, with primary stress on the first syllable 'er-'. It denotes the process of personal development.
Definitions
- 1
The process or result of personal development; personality development.
Personal development
“Die Ersönlichkeitsentwicklungs ist ein lebenslanger Prozess.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable 'er-'
Syllables
er — Open syllable, stressed.. sön — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lich — Closed syllable, unstressed.. keits — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ent — Closed syllable, unstressed.. wi — Open syllable, unstressed.. ck — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lungs — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Sonority Principle
Maximizing sonority within the syllable nucleus.
Avoidance of Illegal Codas
German generally avoids complex consonant clusters in the syllable coda.
Vowel-Centric
Each syllable must contain a vowel (or diphthong) as its nucleus.
- Length of the word and number of suffixes.
- Presence of the glottal stop /ʔ/ before 'ent-'.
- The 'ck' digraph representing /k͡l/.
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