ministerraadsvergadering
Syllables
mi-ni-ster-ra-ads-ver-ga-de-ring
Pronunciation
/ˌmɪnɪstərˈraːtsfərɣadəɾɪŋ/
Stress
100100000
Morphemes
ver- + gade- + ring
The Dutch compound noun 'ministerraadsvergadering' (ministerial council meeting) is syllabified as mi-ni-ster-ra-ads-ver-ga-de-ring, with primary stress on 'mi-'. Syllabification follows rules favoring open syllables and treating consonant clusters as units.
Definitions
- 1
A meeting of the ministerial council.
Ministerial council meeting
“De ministerraadsvergadering duurde uren.”
“Na de ministerraadsvergadering werd een persbericht uitgegeven.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable ('mi-'), secondary stress on 'raad'.
Syllables
mi — Open syllable, stressed. ni — Open syllable. ster — Closed syllable. ra — Open syllable, secondary stress. ads — Closed syllable. ver — Open syllable. ga — Open syllable. de — Open syllable. ring — Closed syllable
Word Parts
Open Syllable Rule
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters (str, ts, ng) are treated as single units.
Compound Word Stress Rule
Primary stress falls on the first element of the compound.
- Length of the word, potential for regional pronunciation variations, flexibility in unstressed syllables
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