erfelijkheidsonderzoek
Syllables
er-felijkheid-son-der-zoek
Pronunciation
/ɛrfɛlɛi̯tˈɦɛitsoːn.dɛr.zɔk/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
son + erf-der + elijkheid-zoek
The word 'erfelijkheidsonderzoek' is a compound noun divided into five syllables: er-felijkheid-son-der-zoek. The primary stress falls on 'heid'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing vowel nuclei and allowing consonant clusters. The word is morphologically complex, combining Germanic roots with Dutch suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
Study of heredity
Hereditary research / Genetic research
“Het erfelijkheidsonderzoek heeft nieuwe inzichten opgeleverd.”
“De resultaten van het erfelijkheidsonderzoek zijn veelbelovend.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('heid').
Syllables
er — Open syllable, simple onset.. felijkheid — Complex syllable with diphthong and consonant cluster.. son — Open syllable, long vowel.. der — Open syllable, simple onset.. zoek — Closed syllable, consonant coda.
Word Parts
Vowel as Nucleus
Each syllable contains a vowel sound as its nucleus.
Consonant Clusters
Dutch allows for complex consonant clusters in syllable onsets and codas.
Diphthongization
Vowel sequences are often diphthongized.
- Complex consonant clusters are common in Dutch compound words.
- The 'lijkheid' suffix presents a challenge due to the vowel sequence, but it's a standard Dutch morphological pattern.
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