legionelabacteriën
Syllables
le-gi-o-ne-la-bac-te-ri-ën
Pronunciation
/le.ɣi.ɔ.nɛ.la.bɑk.tɛ.ri.ən/
Stress
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Morphemes
legione + bacter + iën
The word 'legionellabacteriën' is a Dutch noun meaning Legionella bacteria. It is divided into nine syllables with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'bac'. The word is morphologically complex, combining Latin and Greek roots with a Dutch plural suffix. Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules prioritizing vowel peaks and preserving consonant clusters.
Definitions
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Legionella bacteria
Legionella bacteria
“De legionellabacteriën bevinden zich in het water.”
“Er is een uitbraak van legionellabacteriën in het hotel.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'bac'.
Syllables
le — Open syllable, unstressed.. gi — Open syllable, unstressed.. o — Open syllable, unstressed.. ne — Open syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. bac — Closed syllable, stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. ën — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Peak
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are kept together unless easily separable.
Stress-Timing
Dutch is stress-timed, influencing syllable duration.
- The 'ie' diphthong is treated as a single vowel unit.
- The final '-iën' is a common plural ending and is consistently treated as a single syllable.
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