gezondheidtoestanden
Syllables
ge-zond-heid-toes-tan-den
Pronunciation
/ɣəˈzɔndɦɛitstœstən/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
ge- + zond + -heid
The word 'gezondheidstoestanden' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'health conditions'. It is syllabified as ge-zond-heid-toes-tan-den, with primary stress on 'toes'. The word is formed from the prefix 'ge-', the root 'zond', the suffix '-heid', the root 'toes', and the suffix '-tanden'. Syllabification follows vowel-based division and preserves consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
Health conditions; states of health.
Health conditions
“De patiënt heeft verschillende gezondheidstoestanden.”
“De arts onderzocht de gezondheidstoestanden van de oudere.”
ant:gezondheid
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('toes'). The first three syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
ge — Open syllable, unstressed, reduced vowel.. zond — Closed syllable, contains the root of the word.. heid — Closed syllable, contains the suffix -heid.. toes — Open syllable, contains the root of the second part of the compound.. tan — Open syllable, part of the second root.. den — Closed syllable, contains the plural suffix.
Word Parts
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are typically kept within a single syllable unless they are easily separable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each component of a compound word retains its original syllabification.
- The 'ge-' prefix can sometimes be reduced to /ə/ in rapid speech.
- The final '-en' in 'toestanden' is a plural marker and is always pronounced.
- Vowel reduction (schwa insertion/deletion) can occur in unstressed syllables.
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