afdelingsvoorzitter
Syllables
af-de-lings-voor-zit-ter
Pronunciation
/ɑf.də.lɪŋs.vɔr.zɪt.tər/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
af + deling + -s
The word 'afdelingsvoorzitter' is a compound noun syllabified based on its morphemes, with primary stress on 'voor'. Syllable division follows Dutch rules of vowel-based separation and maintaining consonant clusters. The word's structure is typical of Dutch compound nouns.
Definitions
- 1
A person who chairs or presides over a department or section.
Department chair, department head, president (of a department).
“De afdelingsvoorzitter leidde de vergadering.”
“Zij is de nieuwe afdelingsvoorzitter.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('voor').
Syllables
af — Open syllable, initial syllable.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. lings — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. voor — Open syllable, primary stressed syllable.. zit — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ter — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless a vowel naturally separates them.
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are primarily divided around vowels.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified based on the individual morphemes.
- The 'ings' cluster is typically treated as a single unit.
- The genitive suffix '-s' is often attached to the preceding syllable.
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