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kandidaat-plaatsvervanger

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

7 syllables
25 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “kandidaat-plaatsvervanger” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

kandidaatplaatsvervanger

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kan-di-daat-plaats-ver-van-ger

Pronunciation

/kɑn.di.ˈdɑːt.plɑːts.vər.ˈvɑŋ.ɣər/

Stress

0010010

Morphemes

ver- + kandidaat + -plaatsvervanger

The word 'kandidaat-plaatsvervanger' is a compound noun syllabified based on maximizing onsets and vowel nuclei. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the final component ('van'). It consists of a Latin-derived root ('kandidaat') and Dutch components ('plaats', 'vervanger').

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A person who is available to take the place of another.

    Replacement candidate

    “De kandidaat-plaatsvervanger was goed voorbereid.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the final component ('van').

Syllables

7
kan/kɑn/
di/di/
daat/dɑːt/
plaats/plɑːts/
ver/vər/
van/vɑn/
ger/ɣər/

kan — Open syllable, unstressed.. di — Open syllable, unstressed.. daat — Open syllable, unstressed.. plaats — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ver — Open syllable, unstressed.. van — Open syllable, stressed.. ger — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Maximize Onsets

Dutch prefers to maximize the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.

Compound Syllabification

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

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common in Dutch.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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