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kandidaat-plaatsvervanger

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7 syllables
25 characters
Dutch
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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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