minderwaardigheidskompleks
Syllables
min-der-waar-dig-heids-kom-pleks
Pronunciation
/mɪn.dər.ʋaːr.diɣ.heids.kɔm.plɛks/
Stress
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Morphemes
minder- + waardig- + -heidscomplex
The Dutch word 'minderwaardigheidscomplex' is syllabified based on vowel presence and consonant cluster rules. The primary stress falls on 'waar-'. It's a complex noun denoting an inferiority complex, formed from a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
A feeling of inadequacy and inferiority.
Inferiority complex
“Hij lijdt aan een ernstig minderwaardigheidscomplex.”
“Haar minderwaardigheidscomplex belemmerde haar succes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('waar-').
Syllables
min — Open syllable, initial syllable.. der — Open syllable.. waar — Open syllable.. dig — Closed syllable, velar fricative.. heids — Closed syllable, nominalizing suffix.. kom — Closed syllable.. pleks — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Syllable division generally occurs before a vowel.
Sonorant Rule
Consonant clusters are generally broken after the first consonant if it's a sonorant.
- The pronunciation of /ɣ/ in 'dig-' can influence perception, but the standard rule applies.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation do not significantly alter syllabification.
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