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calamiteitenhospitaal

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
21 characters
Dutch
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8syllables

calamiteitenhospitaal

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ca-la-mi-tei-ten-hos-pi-taal

Pronunciation

/kɑlɑmiˈtɛitə(n)hɔspiˈtaːl/

Stress

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Morphemes

calamiteiten + hospitaal

The word 'calamiteitenhospitaal' is a compound noun divided into eight syllables based on vowel sounds and Dutch syllabification rules. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's composed of 'calamiteiten' (disaster) and 'hospitaal' (hospital), both with Latin origins. The syllabification prioritizes open syllables and avoids breaking consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A hospital specifically equipped to handle mass casualties resulting from disasters.

    Disaster hospital

    Het leger heeft een calamiteitenhospitaal ingericht.

    Na de aardbeving werd een calamiteitenhospitaal gebouwd.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tei') and the final syllable ('taal').

Syllables

8
ca/ka/
la/la/
mi/mi/
tei/tɛi/
ten/tən/
hos/hɔs/
pi/pi/
taal/taːl/

ca Open syllable, initial syllable.. la Open syllable.. mi Open syllable.. tei Diphthong, stressed syllable.. ten Open syllable, potentially with schwa reduction.. hos Open syllable.. pi Open syllable.. taal Closed syllable, stressed syllable.

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, creating open syllables where possible.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable to avoid creating overly complex syllable structures.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Primary stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable in Dutch words.

  • Schwa reduction in unstressed syllables can occur, affecting pronunciation but not syllabification.
  • The 'n' in 'calamiteiten' may be elided depending on the following sound.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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