geslachtsverandering
Syllables
ge-slachts-ve-ran-de-ring
Pronunciation
/ɣəˈslɑxtsfərəndɪŋ/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
ge- + slacht + sverandering
The Dutch word 'geslachtsverandering' is divided into six syllables: ge-slachts-ve-ran-de-ring. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is a compound noun formed from Germanic roots and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch rules of vowel division, onset maximization, and coda closure.
Definitions
- 1
A change in someone's gender or sex.
Gender change, sex change
“De arts besprak de mogelijkheden voor een geslachtsverandering.”
“Haar geslachtsverandering was een lange en moeilijke weg.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ver'). Dutch generally stresses the second-to-last syllable.
Syllables
ge- — Open syllable, initial vowel.. slachts — Closed syllable, complex onset 'sl'. ve- — Open syllable, initial vowel.. ran- — Open syllable.. de- — Open syllable, initial vowel.. ring — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Division
Syllables generally begin with vowels.
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together as onsets whenever possible.
Coda Closure
Syllables end with consonants (codas).
- The 'sch' cluster is treated as a single onset.
- Compound nature of the word doesn't alter basic syllabification rules.
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