deleenemersaantallen
Syllables
de-lee-ne-mers-aan-tal-len
Pronunciation
/dəˈleːnəmərˌsaːnˌtɑlə(n)/
Stress
0001000
Morphemes
aan + deelnemer + s-aantallen
The word 'deelnemersaantallen' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'participant numbers'. It is divided into seven syllables: de-lee-ne-mers-aan-tal-len, with primary stress on 'mers'. The syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and penultimate stress. The word is morphologically complex, composed of a root ('deelnemer'), a prefix ('aan'), and suffixes ('-s', '-aantallen').
Definitions
- 1
The number of participants.
Participant numbers
“De organisatie maakte de deelnemersaantallen bekend.”
“De deelnemersaantallen waren hoger dan verwacht.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('mers'), following the typical Dutch penultimate stress rule.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. lee — Open syllable, unstressed.. ne — Open syllable, unstressed.. mers — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. aan — Closed syllable, unstressed.. tal — Open syllable, unstressed.. len — Open syllable, unstressed, potential elision of 'n'.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors syllable divisions that create open syllables (ending in a vowel) whenever possible.
Penultimate Stress
Primary stress typically falls on the second-to-last syllable of a word.
- Potential for schwa reduction in unstressed syllables.
- Elision of the final '-n' in 'len' is possible in rapid speech.
- The 'rs' cluster in 'mers' is a common and permissible consonant cluster in Dutch.
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