doorstroomhoeveelheid
Syllables
door-stroom-hoe-veel-heid
Pronunciation
/ˈdoːrˌstroːmˈɦuːvəlˌhɛit/
Stress
01011
Morphemes
door + stroom + heid
The word 'doorstroomhoeveelheid' is a compound noun in Dutch, divided into five syllables: door-stroom-hoe-veel-heid. The primary stress falls on 'hoe'. It's formed from the prefix 'door', the roots 'stroom' and 'hoeveel', and the suffix 'heid'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, maintaining diphthongs and consonant clusters within syllables.
Definitions
- 1
The quantity or rate at which something flows.
Flow rate
“De doorstroomhoeveelheid van het water was hoog.”
“De doorstroomhoeveelheid in de rivier neemt af.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('hoe'). Dutch stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable, but compound words often have stress on the first element of the final constituent.
Syllables
door — Open syllable, containing a long vowel and a voiced alveolar plosive.. stroom — Open syllable, containing a consonant cluster 'str', a long vowel, and a voiced velar fricative.. hoe — Open syllable, containing a voiced glottal fricative and a long high back rounded vowel.. veel — Open syllable, containing a voiced labiodental fricative, a long vowel, and a voiced velar consonant.. heid — Open syllable, containing a voiced glottal fricative, a mid front vowel, and a voiceless dental fricative.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are built around vowel sounds, with consonants assigned to the adjacent syllable.
Diphthong Integrity
Diphthongs are treated as a single vowel sound and are not split across syllable boundaries.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable based on sonority.
Compound Word Stress
Stress often falls on the first element of the final constituent in compound words.
- The pronunciation of 'stroom' can vary with a shorter vowel in colloquial speech, but this does not affect the syllabification.
- Dutch allows for complex consonant clusters, which require careful consideration during syllabification.
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