ministerssalarissen
Syllables
mi-ni-ster-s-sa-la-ris-sen
Pronunciation
/ˌmi.nɪˈstɛr.sə.la.ˈri.sə(n)/
Stress
00100110
Morphemes
minister, salaris + s, sen
The word 'ministerssalarissen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'ministers' salaries'. It is syllabified as mi-ni-ster-s-sa-la-ris-sen, with primary stress on 'ris'. The word is a compound of 'minister', 'salaris', and grammatical suffixes. Syllabification follows Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables.
Definitions
- 1
The salaries of ministers.
Ministers' salaries
“De kranten schreven over de ministerssalarissen.”
“Er is discussie over de hoogte van de ministerssalarissen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ris'. The first, second, fourth, sixth and eighth syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
mi — Open syllable, unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, unstressed.. ster — Closed syllable, stressed.. s — Syllable consisting of a single consonant, marking genitive.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. ris — Closed syllable, primary stress.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed, plural marker.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The genitive 's can sometimes be considered part of the preceding syllable, but is treated separately here for clarity.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not significantly alter syllabification.
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