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collega-onderzoekster

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

7 syllables
21 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “collega-onderzoekster” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

collegaonderzoekster

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

col-le-ga-on-der-zoek-ster

Pronunciation

/kɔ.ləˈɣaː ˈɔn.dər.zɔk.stər/

Stress

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Morphemes

collega, onderzoek + -ster

The word 'collega-onderzoekster' is a compound noun syllabified according to Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables. Stress falls on 'ga' and 'zoek', reflecting the stress patterns of the constituent words. The word is composed of 'collega' (colleague), 'onderzoek' (research), and the feminine suffix '-ster'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A female colleague who conducts research.

    Female colleague researcher

    “De collega-onderzoekster presenteerde haar bevindingen.”

    “Ze is een ervaren collega-onderzoekster.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress on 'ga' in 'collega' and 'zoek' in 'onderzoek'. Dutch compound words generally retain the stress patterns of their constituent words.

Syllables

7
col/kɔl/
le/lə/
ga/ɣaː/
on/ɔn/
der/dər/
zoek/zɔk/
ster/stər/

col — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster.. le — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ga — Open syllable, stressed.. on — Closed syllable, onset consonant.. der — Closed syllable, onset consonant.. zoek — Closed syllable, stressed.. ster — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster.

Onset Maximization

Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel-Centric Syllables

Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of the 'g' sound do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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