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intensivecareafdelingen

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11 syllables
23 characters
Dutch
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11syllables

intensiefvekareafdelingen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-ten-si-ef-ve-ka-re-af-de-lin-gen

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɛnsiːvəˈkaːrəˌɑfdəˈlɪŋə(n)/

Stress

0000010011

Morphemes

intensief + care + afdelingen

The word 'intensivecareafdelingen' is a Dutch compound noun divided into 11 syllables based on vowel peaks and avoidance of breaking consonant clusters. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lin'). It's composed of the morphemes 'intensief', 'care', and 'afdelingen', with a plural marker '-en'. Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules for compounds and loanwords.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Departments specializing in providing intensive medical care to patients in critical condition.

    Intensive care departments

    “De intensivecareafdelingen zijn vol tijdens de griepepidemie.”

    “Artsen en verpleegkundigen werken op de intensivecareafdelingen.”

    syn:IC-afdelingenziekenhuisafdelingen

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lin' in 'delingen').

Syllables

11
in/ɪn/
ten/tɛn/
si/si/
ef/ɛf/
ve/və/
ka/kaː/
re/rə/
af/ɑf/
de/də/
lin/lɪn/
gen/ɣən/

in — Open syllable, unstressed.. ten — Open syllable, unstressed.. si — Open syllable, unstressed.. ef — Open syllable, unstressed.. ve — Open syllable, unstressed.. ka — Open syllable, stressed.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. af — Open syllable, unstressed.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. lin — Open syllable, stressed.. gen — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

intensief

Derived from French 'intensif', ultimately from Latin 'intensus'. Adjectival modifier.

root

care

Borrowed from English, originally from Old English 'cār'. Noun.

suf

afdelingen

Composed of 'af' (separative prefix) and 'deling' (department). Indicates a division or unit, pluralized with '-en'.

Similar Words

huis­art­sen­prak­tij­kenzie­ken­huis­per­so­neelver­pleeg­kun­di­gen

Vowel Peak

Each syllable contains a vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Avoidance

Consonant clusters are maintained unless difficult to pronounce.

Compound Word Syllabification

Syllabification follows rules for individual morphemes within a compound.

Penultimate Stress

Stress often falls on the penultimate syllable in Dutch compounds.

  • The loanword 'care' could potentially be syllabified as 'ca-re', but 'care' as a single syllable is more common.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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