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kandidaat-opvolgers

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6 syllables
19 characters
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kandidaatopvolgers

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kan-di-daat-op-vol-gers

Pronunciation

/kɑn.di.daːt.ɔp.vɔl.ɣərs/

Stress

001010

Morphemes

op + kandidaat + volgers

The word 'kandidaat-opvolgers' is a compound noun syllabified as kan-di-daat-op-vol-gers, with primary stress on 'vol'. It's derived from Latin and Dutch roots, meaning 'successors to candidates'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing open syllables and respecting consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Successors to candidates; people who are potential replacements for candidates.

    Successors to candidates

    “De kandidaat-opvolgers werden zorgvuldig geselecteerd.”

    “De partij zoekt naar kandidaat-opvolgers voor de burgemeester.”

    syn:potentiële opvolgerstoekomstige leiders
    ant:kandidaat-voorgangers

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'vol' (marked as '1'). Other syllables are unstressed (marked as '0').

Syllables

6
kan/kɑn/
di/di/
daat/daːt/
op/ɔp/
vol/vɔl/
gers/ɣərs/

kan — Open syllable, containing the vowel /ɑ/.. di — Open syllable, containing the vowel /i/.. daat — Closed syllable, containing the long vowel /aː/ and the consonant cluster /t/.. op — Open syllable, containing the vowel /ɔ/.. vol — Closed syllable, containing the vowel /ɔ/ and the consonant /l/. Primary stressed syllable.. gers — Closed syllable, containing the schwa /ə/, the voiced velar fricative /ɣ/, and the consonant /s/.

Word Parts

pre

op

Germanic origin, meaning 'on', 'upon', 'successor to'.

root

kandidaat

Latin origin (*candidatus*), meaning 'candidate'.

suf

volgers

Derived from Dutch *volgen* (to follow), indicating 'followers'.

Similar Words

kan­di­daat­lijstop­vol­ger­be­leidvol­gers­aan­tal

Maximize Open Syllables

Dutch favors syllables ending in vowels. Syllable divisions are made to create as many open syllables as possible.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they can be naturally split based on pronunciation.

  • Compound word structure requires careful consideration of morphemic boundaries.
  • The 't' at the end of 'kandidaat' is not a separate syllable but is part of the preceding syllable 'daat'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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