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cosmetica-industrie

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

8 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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8syllables

cosmeticaindustrie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

cos-me-ti-ca-in-du-stri-e

Pronunciation

/kɔsˈmeːti.ka ɪnˈdʏstri.ə/

Stress

10010100

Morphemes

cosmet- / industri- + -ica / -e

The word 'cosmetica-industrie' is a compound noun divided into eight syllables: cos-me-ti-ca-in-du-stri-e. Primary stress falls on 'me' in 'cosmetica', and secondary stress on 'du' in 'industrie'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and avoiding breaking up consonant clusters. The word is morphologically composed of Greek and Latin roots with Dutch suffixes.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The cosmetics industry; the sector involved in the manufacturing and marketing of cosmetic products.

    The cosmetics industry

    “De cosmetica-industrie groeit snel.”

    “Zij werkt in de cosmetica-industrie.”

    syn:schoonheidsindustrie

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the 'me' syllable in 'cosmetica', and secondary stress on 'du' in 'industrie'. Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable.

Syllables

8
cos/kɔs/
me/meː/
ti/ti/
ca/ka/
in/ɪn/
du/dʏ/
stri/stri/
e/ə/

cos — Open syllable, initial syllable.. me — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. ti — Open syllable.. ca — Open syllable, final syllable of the first component.. in — Closed syllable, initial syllable of the second component.. du — Open syllable, secondary stress.. stri — Closed syllable.. e — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

root

cosmet- / industri-

cosmet- (Greek origin, skilled in adornment); industri- (Latin origin, diligence/activity)

suf

-ica / -e

-ica (Latin-derived, noun forming); -e (Dutch nominalizing suffix)

Similar Words

bi­bli­o­theeku­ni­ver­si­teitcom­pu­ter­in­dus­tri­e

Open Syllable Preference

Dutch favors syllables ending in vowels.

Consonant Cluster Avoidance

Consonant clusters are kept together unless easily separable.

Compound Word Stress

Stress falls on the last complete syllable of the first component.

  • The hyphenated structure is a common feature of Dutch compound nouns and doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but they wouldn't fundamentally change the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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