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meerderheidscultuur

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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meerderheidscultuur

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

meer-der-heid-s-cul-tuur

Pronunciation

/ˈmeːrdərɦɛitscʏlˈtyːr/

Stress

010011

Morphemes

meerderheid + cultuur

The word 'meerderheidscultuur' is a compound noun syllabified into six syllables: meer-der-heid-s-cul-tuur. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('der'). The word is morphologically composed of 'meerderheid' (majority) and 'cultuur' (culture). Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, maintaining consonant clusters and treating 'sch' as a single unit.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The dominant cultural norms, values, and practices within a society.

    Majority culture

    “De meerderheidscultuur in Nederland is vrij open en tolerant.”

    “Er is een spanning tussen de meerderheidscultuur en de subculturen.”

    syn:dominante cultuurvolkscultuur
    ant:minderheidscultuur

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('der'). The final syllable ('tuur') also receives some emphasis, but less than the penultimate syllable.

Syllables

6
meer/meːr/
der/dər/
heid/hɛit/
s/s/
cul/kʏl/
tuur/tyːr/

meer — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. der — Closed syllable, containing a schwa.. heid — Diphthong syllable, closed.. s — Syllabic consonant, acting as a syllable boundary marker.. cul — Open syllable.. tuur — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel.

Word Parts

root

meerderheid

Germanic origin, meaning 'majority'

suf

cultuur

Borrowed from French 'culture', ultimately from Latin 'cultura'

Similar Words

vrij­heid­s­cul­tuurmeer­der­heids­mo­raalmin­der­heid­s­cul­tuur

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless easily separable.

Compound Word Syllabification

Syllabification proceeds through each component of the compound word.

Penultimate Stress

Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'sch' cluster is treated as a single phoneme /sχ/.
  • The 'rd' cluster is treated as a single unit.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'g' (e.g., /ɣ/ vs. /χ/) do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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