Words with Suffix “-weerstand” in Dutch

The word 'gelijkstroomweerstand' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'direct current resistance'. It is divided into five syllables: ge-lijk-stroom-weer-stand, with primary stress on 'weer-'. The syllabification follows vowel-based rules, respecting consonant clusters and the typical penultimate stress pattern of Dutch. It is composed of the prefix 'gelijk-', the root 'stroom-', and the combined prefix/root 'weerstand'.

The word 'overgangsweerstand' is syllabified as o-ver-gangs-weer-stand, with stress on 'weer'. It's a compound noun formed from Germanic roots, and syllabification follows the principle of maximizing onsets. The phonetic transcription is /oːvərˈɣɑŋsʋeːrˌstɑnt/.