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niet-onderwijsgebonden

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7 syllables
22 characters
Dutch
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nietonderwijsgebonden

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

niet-on-der-wijs-ge-bon-den

Pronunciation

/nit ˈɔndərʋɛisɣəbɔndə(n)/

Stress

1001000

Morphemes

niet + onderwijs + gebonden

The word 'niet-onderwijsgebonden' is a Dutch adjective meaning 'not education-bound'. It is syllabified as 'niet-on-der-wijs-ge-bon-den' with primary stress on 'niet'. It's a compound word formed from a negation prefix, a root meaning 'education', and a suffix meaning 'bound'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing vowel centering and onset maximization.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Not related to education; independent of the educational system.

    Not education-bound, non-educational.

    Deze functie is niet-onderwijsgebonden.

    De stichting heeft een niet-onderwijsgebonden doel.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('niet'). Secondary stress falls on 'wijs'. The remaining syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

7
niet/nit/
on/ɔn/
der/dər/
wijs/ʋɛis/
ge/ɣə/
bon/bɔn/
den/də(n)/

niet Open syllable, primary stressed.. on Open syllable, unstressed.. der Open syllable, unstressed.. wijs Closed syllable, secondary stressed.. ge Open syllable, unstressed.. bon Closed syllable, unstressed.. den Closed syllable, unstressed. The final 'n' can be reduced or elided.

Onset Maximization

Dutch prefers to maximize the onsets of syllables, e.g., 'on-der'.

Vowel Centering

Syllables are built around vowel sounds.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless easily separable.

  • The final '-n' in '-den' can be reduced or elided in rapid speech.
  • Hyphenation within the compound is possible in writing but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur but do not alter the syllable structure.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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