behendigheidsparcours
Syllables
be-hen-dig-heid-spar-cours
Pronunciation
/bəˈɦɛndɪɣətspɑrˈkœrs/
Stress
010111
Morphemes
be- + hendig + -heid
The Dutch word 'behendigheidsparcours' is a compound noun meaning 'agility course'. It is syllabified as be-hen-dig-heid-spar-cours, with primary stress on 'cours'. The word is formed from Dutch and French roots, and its syllabification follows vowel-centric division and consonant cluster preservation rules.
Definitions
- 1
A course designed to test and improve agility.
Agility course
“De hond liep behendig door het behendigheidsparcours.”
“Het behendigheidsparcours was uitdagend voor de deelnemers.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the last element ('cours'). Secondary stress on 'heid'.
Syllables
be — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. hen — Open syllable, containing a mid vowel.. di — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a following consonant cluster.. gheid — Closed syllable, containing a schwa and a following consonant.. spar — Open syllable, containing a low vowel.. cours — Closed syllable, containing a rounded vowel and a following consonant.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric division
Syllables are built around vowel sounds.
Consonant cluster preservation
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Compound word stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the last element in a compound word.
- The French origin of 'parcours' does not affect Dutch syllabification.
- The linking 's' is treated as part of the compound structure.
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