districtssecretarissen
Syllables
dis-tricts-se-cre-ta-ris-sen
Pronunciation
/ˈdɪstrɪks.sɛ.krə.taˈrɪs.ən/
Stress
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Morphemes
dis- + secretaris + -sen
The word 'districtssecretarissen' is a compound Dutch noun meaning 'district secretaries'. It is syllabified as dis-tricts-se-cre-ta-ris-sen, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'ris'. The word is composed of the borrowed prefix 'dis-', the Dutch root 'secretaris', and the plural suffix '-sen'. Syllable division follows the vowel peak principle and consonant cluster rules of Dutch phonology.
Definitions
- 1
Plural form of district secretary.
District secretaries
“De districtssecretarissen vergaderen volgende week.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ris' in 'secretarissen'.
Syllables
dis — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tricts — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster.. se — Open syllable, vowel sound.. cre — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ta — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ris — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. sen — Open syllable, plural suffix.
Word Parts
Vowel Peak Principle
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless exceptionally long.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Primary stress falls on the second-to-last syllable.
Avoid Diphthong Splitting
Diphthongs are not split across syllable boundaries.
- Dutch allows some flexibility in syllable division with consonant clusters, but the presented division is the most common.
- Regional variations in pronunciation may exist, but they generally do not affect the core syllable division.
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