handelingsonbekwaamheid
Syllables
han-de-lings-on-be-kwaam-heid
Pronunciation
/ˈɦɑn.də.lɪŋs.ɔn.bəˈkwaːm.ɦɛit/
Stress
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Morphemes
on- + handel- + -ingsonbekwaamheid
The word 'handelingsonbekwaamheid' is a complex Dutch noun meaning 'incapacity'. It's syllabified based on vowel sounds and onset maximization, with primary stress on 'bekwaam'. It's formed from a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes, reflecting its abstract and legalistic meaning.
Definitions
- 1
The state of being incapable of performing actions; legal incapacity.
Inability to act, incapacity, incompetence.
“De rechter verklaarde hem handelingsonbekwaam.”
“Zijn handelingsonbekwaamheid was het gevolg van een ernstige ziekte.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'bekwaam'. The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
han — Open syllable, onset consonant /ɦ/, vowel /ɑn/.. de — Open syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /ə/.. lings — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster /lɪŋ/, vowel /s/.. on — Open syllable, onset consonant /ɔ/, vowel /n/.. be — Open syllable, onset consonant /b/, vowel /ə/.. kwaam — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster /kwaː/, vowel /m/.. heid — Closed syllable, onset consonant /ɦ/, vowel /ɛit/.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are built around vowel sounds.
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are maintained as onsets if possible.
Avoidance of Hiatus
Vowel hiatus is avoided by assigning consonants to either the preceding or following vowel.
- The 'ings' sequence maintains a consonant cluster within a syllable.
- The linking element '-on-' often forms a syllable of its own.
- Regional variations in vowel reduction may occur in unstressed syllables.
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