mededingingsbezwaar
Syllables
me-de-din-gings-be-zwaar
Pronunciation
/mɛdəˈdɪŋɪŋsbeˈzwaːr/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
mededinging + bezwaar
The Dutch word 'mededingingsbezwaar' is a compound noun meaning 'competition objection'. It is syllabified as me-de-din-gings-be-zwaar, with primary stress on 'din' and secondary stress on 'waar'. The word follows Dutch syllabification rules favoring open syllables and maintaining consonant clusters. The 'ng' cluster is treated as a single unit.
Definitions
- 1
Objection to competition
Competition objection
“Het bedrijf heeft een mededingingsbezwaar ingediend.”
“De autoriteiten onderzoeken het mededingingsbezwaar.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the 'din' syllable of 'mededinging', and secondary stress on the 'waar' syllable of 'bezwaar'. The remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
me — Open syllable, unstressed.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. din — Closed syllable, primary stress.. gings — Closed syllable, unstressed.. be — Open syllable, unstressed.. zwaar — Closed syllable, secondary stress.
Similar Words
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable as long as phonotactically permissible.
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors open syllables (CV) over closed syllables (CVC).
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are treated as sequences of syllables from their constituent parts.
- The 'ng' cluster is treated as a single phoneme and remains within the same syllable.
- The linking 's' doesn't form a syllable on its own.
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