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kandidaat-bewindspersoon

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

7 syllables
24 characters
Dutch
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7syllables

kandidaatbewindpersoon

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kan-di-daat-be-wind-per-soon

Pronunciation

/kɑn.diˈdaːt.bə.ʋɪnt.pɛr.ˈsoːn/

Stress

0010101

Morphemes

kan- + did- + -daat

The word 'kandidaat-bewindspersoon' is a compound noun syllabified into seven syllables (kan-di-daat-be-wind-per-soon) with primary stress on 'daat' and secondary stress on 'wind'. It's morphologically complex, combining Latin and Germanic roots and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel nucleus requirements.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A person who is considered for the position of minister in the government.

    Candidate minister, potential minister

    De kandidaat-bewindspersoon werd uitgebreid geïnterviewd.

    Er zijn meerdere kandidaat-bewindspersoon in beeld voor de functie.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable of 'kandidaat' (/daːt/), and a secondary stress on 'wind' (/ʋɪnt/). Other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

7
kan/kɑn/
di/di/
daat/daːt/
be/bə/
wind/ʋɪnt/
per/pɛr/
soon/soːn/

kan Open syllable, unstressed.. di Open syllable, unstressed.. daat Closed syllable, primary stressed.. be Open syllable, unstressed.. wind Closed syllable, secondary stressed.. per Open syllable, unstressed.. soon Closed syllable, primary stressed.

Onset Maximization

Syllables attempt to maximize the number of consonants in the onset.

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Consonants within a syllable are ordered according to their sonority.

Compound Word Syllabification

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

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common feature of Dutch pronunciation, but doesn't affect the syllabification itself.
  • The 'nd' cluster is a common and acceptable onset in Dutch.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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