kennisachterstanden
Syllables
ken-nis-ach-ter-stan-den
Pronunciation
/ˈkɛnɪsɑχtərstɑndən/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
achter- + kennis + -standen
The word 'kennisachterstanden' is divided into six syllables: ken-nis-ach-ter-stan-den. The primary stress falls on 'stan-'. It's a compound noun formed from 'achter-', 'kennis', and '-standen', following typical Dutch syllabification rules based on vowel sounds and penultimate stress.
Definitions
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“De school probeert de kennisachterstanden van de leerlingen in te halen.”
“Door de pandemie zijn er veel kennisachterstanden ontstaan.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable '-stan-'. Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
Syllables
ken — Open syllable, initial syllable.. nis — Closed syllable.. ach — Open syllable.. ter — Closed syllable.. stan — Closed syllable, primary stress.. den — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Dutch syllabification prioritizes vowel sounds, with each vowel typically forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained with the following vowel, unless they are easily separable based on pronunciation.
Penultimate Stress
Dutch generally places primary stress on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'ch' in 'achter' is pronounced as /x/ (voiceless velar fricative), but this doesn't affect syllabification.
- The compound nature of the word doesn't introduce any syllabification exceptions.
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