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ministerportefeuille

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7 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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ministerportfeuille

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mi-ni-ster-por-tfe-uil-le

Pronunciation

/ˌmi.nɪ.stər.pɔr.tə.fœj.lə/

Stress

0010010

Morphemes

minister, portefeuille

The Dutch word 'ministerportefeuille' is a compound noun consisting of two roots ('minister' and 'portefeuille'). It is syllabified based on vowel sounds, avoiding single-consonant onsets and preserving digraphs. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It refers to a minister's area of responsibility.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The collection of responsibilities assigned to a minister in a government.

    Minister's portfolio

    “De minister besprak zijn portefeuille met de staatssecretaris.”

    “Haar portefeuille omvat onderwijs en cultuur.”

    syn:bevoegdhedentakenpakket

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tfe' (port-**fe**uille).

Syllables

7
mi/mi/
ni/nɪ/
ster/stər/
por/pɔr/
tfe/təfœ/
uil/œyl/
le/lə/

mi — Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', nucleus vowel 'i'. ni — Open syllable, onset consonant 'n', nucleus vowel 'i'. ster — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster 'st', nucleus vowel 'e', coda consonant 'r'. por — Open syllable, onset consonant 'p', nucleus vowel 'o', coda consonant 'r'. tfe — Open syllable, onset consonant 't', nucleus schwa 'ə', coda consonant 'f'. uil — Closed syllable, onset consonant 'œ', nucleus vowel 'u', coda consonant 'l'. le — Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', nucleus schwa 'ə'

Word Parts

root

minister, portefeuille

Both roots are borrowed words - minister from Latin, portefeuille from French.

Similar Words

com­pu­ter­pro­gram­mau­ni­ver­si­teits­bi­bli­o­theekar­beids­voor­waar­den

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Avoid Consonant Clusters as Onsets

Dutch avoids starting a syllable with a single consonant if it can be grouped with a preceding vowel.

Digraph Preservation

Digraphs (like 'st', 'sp') are generally kept together within a syllable.

  • The word is a relatively recent compound, and pronunciation may vary slightly regionally, but syllabification remains consistent.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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