gerechtvaardigdheid
Syllables
gerecht-vaar-digd-heid
Pronunciation
/ɣəˈrɛxtfaːrdɪɣtɦɛit/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
ge- + recht + -vaardigdheid
The word 'gerechtvaardigdheid' is divided into five syllables: gerecht-vaar-digd-heid. It's a complex noun formed with a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('digd'). Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The state of being justified; justification.
Justification
“De gerechtvaardigdheid van zijn acties was duidelijk.”
“Hij zocht gerechtvaardigdheid voor het onrecht.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('digd'). Dutch stress is often on the penultimate or antepenultimate syllable, but morphological complexity can shift it.
Syllables
ge — Open syllable, unstressed.. recht — Closed syllable, unstressed.. vaar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. digd — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. heid — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each syllable must contain at least one vowel.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable, which is not the case in this word.
Suffix Rule
Suffixes typically form separate syllables, especially when they contain vowels.
- Dutch allows for some flexibility in syllabification, particularly with consonant clusters, but the presented division is the most common and phonologically justifiable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation exist but do not significantly alter the syllabification.
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