onderhoudsplichtige
Syllables
on-der-houds-plicht-i-ge
Pronunciation
/ɔn.dər.hœyts.plɪχ.tiɣə/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
onder- + houd + -splichtige
The word 'onderhoudsplichtige' is divided into six syllables: on-der-houds-plicht-i-ge. It's a complex adjective formed through compounding and derivation, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'plichtig'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel-consonant sequencing.
Definitions
- 1
Someone who has a legal or moral obligation to maintain something (e.g., a child, property).
Maintenance-obligated, having a maintenance obligation.
“De onderhoudsplichtige ouder moet alimentatie betalen.”
“Hij is de onderhoudsplichtige van het gebouw.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'plichtig'.
Syllables
on — Open syllable, onset consonant.. der — Open syllable, onset consonant.. houds — Closed syllable, consonant cluster at the end.. plicht — Closed syllable, consonant cluster at the beginning.. i — Open syllable, single vowel.. ge — Open syllable, schwa vowel.
Word Parts
Syllable Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are generally kept together in the onset.
Vowel After Consonant
Dutch favors CV syllables, creating a syllable after each consonant.
Consonant Cluster Syllabification
Consonant clusters are treated as single units when following a vowel.
- The 'ds' cluster in *houds* is treated as a single unit.
- The final 'e' is a schwa and often reduces in rapid speech, but still forms a syllable.
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