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geschiedenisonderwijs

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7 syllables
21 characters
Dutch
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geschiedenisonderwijs

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ge-schie-de-nis-on-der-wijs

Pronunciation

/ɣəˈsxidənisɔndərwɛis/

Stress

1000000

Morphemes

onder + geschiedenis + wijs

The word 'geschiedenisonderwijs' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'history education'. It is divided into seven syllables: ge-schie-de-nis-on-der-wijs, with primary stress on the first syllable ('ge-'). The word is morphologically composed of the root 'geschiedenis' (history), the prefix 'onder' (under), and the suffix 'wijs' (way/manner). Syllabification follows the onset-rime principle and respects compound word boundaries.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The teaching or study of history.

    History education

    Hij studeert geschiedenisonderwijs.

    De kwaliteit van het geschiedenisonderwijs is belangrijk.

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the first syllable ('ge-'). Dutch generally stresses the first syllable of a word or the first syllable of the final element in a compound word.

Syllables

7
ge/ɣə/
schie/sxidə/
de/də/
nis/nis/
on/ɔn/
der/dər/
wijs/wɛis/

ge Open syllable, stressed. Contains a schwa vowel and a voiced velar fricative.. schie Open syllable, unstressed. Contains the 'sch' cluster and a schwa vowel.. de Open syllable, unstressed. Contains a schwa vowel.. nis Closed syllable, unstressed. Contains a nasal vowel.. on Open syllable, unstressed. Contains a mid-back rounded vowel.. der Open syllable, unstressed. Contains a schwa vowel and a voiced alveolar plosive.. wijs Closed syllable, unstressed. Contains a mid front rounded vowel.

Onset-Rime Principle

Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus, with preceding consonants forming the onset and following consonants forming the rime.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable based on sonority.

Compound Word Rule

Syllabification respects the boundaries of the constituent words within a compound.

  • The 'sch' cluster is treated as a single unit.
  • The 'nd' cluster is generally kept together.
  • Schwa vowels /ə/ are common and can be reduced in rapid speech, but are phonemically present.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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