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kandidaat-bewindspersonen

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
25 characters
Dutch
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “kandidaat-bewindspersonen” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

kandidaatbewindspersonen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kan-di-daat-be-wind-sper-so-nen

Pronunciation

/kɑn.diˈdaːt.bə.ʋɪnt.spɛr.soː.nə(n)/

Stress

00101000

Morphemes

kandidaat + bewindspersonen

The word 'kandidaat-bewindspersonen' is a compound noun syllabified according to Dutch rules prioritizing onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'kandidaat'. It consists of the root 'kandidaat' and the complex suffix 'bewindspersonen'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    People who are candidates to become policymakers or government officials.

    Candidate policymakers / Candidate government officials

    “De partij presenteerde haar lijst van kandidaat-bewindspersonen.”

    “De kandidaat-bewindspersonen werden uitvoerig geïnterviewd.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the penultimate syllable of 'kandidaat' ('daat'). Secondary stress on 'wind' in 'bewindspersonen'.

Syllables

8
kan/kɑn/
di/di/
daat/daːt/
be/bə/
wind/ʋɪnt/
sper/spɛr/
so/soː/
nen/nə(n)/

kan — Open syllable, onset consonant.. di — Open syllable, onset consonant.. daat — Closed syllable, stressed, long vowel.. be — Open syllable, onset consonant.. wind — Closed syllable, secondary stress.. sper — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster.. so — Open syllable, long vowel.. nen — Open syllable, plural marker, potentially reduced.

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are kept together as onsets whenever possible.

Vowel-Centric Syllables

Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

  • The '-en' plural marker can be weakly pronounced or elided in rapid speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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