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kandidaat-vormelingen

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7 syllables
21 characters
Dutch
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7syllables

kandidaatvormelingen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kan-di-daat-vor-me-lin-gen

Pronunciation

/kɑn.diˈdaːt.vɔr.mə.lɪŋ.ən/

Stress

0010010

Morphemes

kandidaat + vorm + elingen

The word 'kandidaat-vormelingen' is a Dutch compound noun syllabified as kan-di-daat-vor-me-lin-gen, with primary stress on 'daat'. It consists of a Latin-derived prefix 'kandidaat', an Old Dutch root 'vorm', and a Dutch plural suffix 'elingen'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric and onset maximization rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Candidates preparing for confirmation.

    Confirmation candidates

    De kandidaat-vormelingen oefenden de geloofsbrieven.

    De pastoor sprak met de kandidaat-vormelingen.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('daat') of the first component (kandidaat). Secondary stress falls on the first syllable ('vor') of the second component (vormelingen).

Syllables

7
kan/kɑn/
di/di/
daat/daːt/
vor/vɔr/
me/mə/
lin/lɪŋ/
gen/ɣən/

kan Open syllable, onset consonant /k/, vowel /ɑ/.. di Open syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /i/.. daat Closed syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /aː/, coda consonant /t/. Primary stress.. vor Open syllable, onset consonant /v/, vowel /ɔ/.. me Open syllable, onset consonant /m/, vowel /ə/.. lin Closed syllable, onset consonant /l/, vowel /ɪ/, coda consonant /ŋ/.. gen Open syllable, onset consonant /ɣ/, vowel /ə/.

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are kept together as onsets whenever possible (e.g., 'vorm').

Vowel-Centric

Syllables are built around vowel sounds, creating a vowel-consonant (VC) or vowel-consonant-consonant (VCC) structure.

Avoid Diphthong Splitting

Diphthongs are not broken across syllable boundaries.

Compound Word Rule

Syllabification within compound words follows the same rules as single words.

  • The hyphen in 'kandidaat-vormelingen' is a writing convention and does not affect the syllabic structure.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not significantly alter the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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