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competitienederlaag

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

7 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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7syllables

competitienederlaag

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

com-pe-ti-tie-ne-der-laag

Pronunciation

/kɔmpəˈtiʃənədərlaːx/

Stress

0001001

Morphemes

com- + petitie + -laag

The word 'competitienederlaag' is a compound noun syllabified based on onset maximization and consonant-vowel structure. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It consists of a Latin-derived prefix, a Dutch root, and multiple Dutch suffixes indicating competition and defeat.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A defeat in a competition.

    Competition defeat

    “De ploeg leed een zware competitienederlaag.”

    “Na de competitienederlaag waren de spelers teleurgesteld.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('der').

Syllables

7
com/kɔm/
pe/pə/
ti/ti/
tie/ʃən/
ne/nə/
der/dər/
laag/laːx/

com — Open syllable, initial onset.. pe — Open syllable, onset 'p'. ti — Closed syllable, onset 't', coda 'i'. tie — Closed syllable, onset 't', coda 'ie'. ne — Open syllable, onset 'n'. der — Open syllable, onset 'd'. laag — Closed syllable, onset 'l', coda 'aag'

Onset Maximization

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

Consonant-Vowel Structure

Syllables generally follow a (C)V(C) structure.

  • The 't' in 'competitie' and 'neder' can sometimes be pronounced as a glottal stop in certain dialects, but this doesn't affect the standard syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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