christelijksociaal
Syllables
chris-te-lijk-so-ci-aal
Pronunciation
/ˈkristələlɪk ˈsoːsjaːlə/
Stress
101000
Morphemes
christ + elijk
The word 'christelijk-sociale' is a compound adjective syllabified based on vowel sounds, with primary stress on 'lijk' and secondary stress on 'so'. It combines Greek/Latin roots with Dutch suffixes, meaning 'Christian-social'.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to or characteristic of Christian social principles or movements.
Christian-social
“Een christelijk-sociale partij.”
“De christelijk-sociale leer.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the 'lijk' syllable in 'christelijk', and secondary stress on the 'so' syllable in 'sociaal'
Syllables
chris — Open syllable, initial syllable.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. lijk — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. so — Open syllable, secondary stressed syllable.. ci — Open syllable, unstressed.. aal — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.
Digraphs
Digraphs like 'ij' are treated as single vowel units.
Compound Word Stress
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable of the first component in compound words.
- The hyphenated structure is a key feature. Regional variations in pronunciation might affect vowel quality, but not the core syllabification.
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