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kapitaalintensiteit

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7 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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kapitaalintensiteit

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ka-pi-taal-in-ten-si-teit

Pronunciation

/kapiˈtaːlɪntɛnˈsɛit/

Stress

0010011

Morphemes

in- + kapitaal + -tensiteit

The word 'kapitaalintensiteit' is a Dutch noun composed of Latin and French roots. It is syllabified based on Dutch phonological rules, favoring open syllables and penultimate stress. The division is ka-pi-taal-in-ten-si-teit, with primary stress on '-tei-'. It refers to capital intensity and is commonly used in economic contexts.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The amount of capital required for production, expressed as a ratio of capital to labor or output.

    Capital intensity

    De kapitaalintensiteit van de staalindustrie is hoog.

    Een lage kapitaalintensiteit duidt op een efficiënter gebruik van middelen.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-tei-').

Syllables

7
ka/ka/
pi/pi/
taal/taːl/
in/ɪn/
ten/tɛn/
si/si/
teit/tɛit/

ka Open syllable, onset consonant 'k', vowel 'a'.. pi Open syllable, onset consonant 'p', vowel 'i'.. taal Closed syllable, onset consonant 't', vowel 'aa', coda consonant 'l'.. in Closed syllable, onset consonant 'i', vowel 'n'.. ten Closed syllable, onset consonant 't', vowel 'e', coda consonant 'n'.. si Open syllable, onset consonant 's', vowel 'i'.. teit Closed syllable, onset consonant 't', vowel 'ei', coda consonant 't'. Primary stress.

Onset Maximization

Dutch prefers to maximize the onset of a syllable.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllables tend to follow a sonority hierarchy.

Avoid Single Consonants

Dutch avoids starting a syllable with a single consonant if it can be incorporated into the preceding syllable.

Penultimate Stress

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable in most Dutch words.

  • The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of morphemic boundaries, but syllabification is based on phonological structure.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but they won't significantly alter the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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