legitimiteitcrisis
Syllables
le-gi-ti-mi-tei-t-cris-is
Pronunciation
/ləɣɪtiˈmɛitɛit͡skriːzɪs/
Stress
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Morphemes
legitimiteit/crisis + -iteit
The word 'legitimiteitscrisis' is a compound noun consisting of 'legitimiteit' (legitimacy) and 'crisis'. It is syllabified based on vowel sounds, with stress on the 'mi' syllable. The word's structure reflects its Latin and Greek origins, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch phonological rules.
Definitions
- 1
A situation in which the public's trust in an institution or system is severely undermined.
Legitimacy crisis
“De bank bevond zich in een ernstige legitimiteitscrisis.”
“De politieke partij worstelde met een legitimiteitscrisis na het schandaal.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'mi' syllable of 'legitimiteit' and the 'cris' syllable of 'crisis'. Other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
le — Open syllable, unstressed.. gi — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ti — Closed syllable, stressed.. mi — Closed syllable, stressed.. tei — Open syllable, unstressed.. t — Syllable with schwa, unstressed.. cris — Closed syllable, stressed.. is — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are easily separable by a vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'ei' diphthong is treated as a single vowel sound.
- The 'sc' cluster in 'crisis' is treated as a single unit.
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