defensieinspanning
Syllables
de-fen-sie-in-span-ning
Pronunciation
/dəˈfɛnsi ˈɪnspɑnɪŋ/
Stress
000011
Morphemes
in- + defens- / span- + -ie / -ning
The word 'defensie-inspanning' is a compound noun syllabified into 'de-fen-sie-in-span-ning'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'inspanning'. It's composed of Latin and Germanic roots with Dutch suffixes, and follows standard Dutch syllabification rules prioritizing maximizing onsets.
Definitions
- 1
The effort made for defense.
Defense effort
“De defensie-inspanning van het leger was indrukwekkend.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the second component ('ning').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. fen — Closed syllable, contains a vowel and consonant.. sie — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. in — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. span — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel and consonant.. ning — Closed syllable, final syllable, consonant cluster.
Word Parts
Maximizing Onsets
Dutch prefers to create syllables with onsets (consonants before the vowel) whenever possible.
Vowel-Consonant Pattern
Syllables are often formed around a vowel, with any following consonants belonging to the same syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The compound nature of the word is the primary consideration. Syllabification respects the boundaries between the two components.
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