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onderwijswetenschap

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “onderwijswetenschap” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

onderwijswetenschap

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

on-der-wijs-wet-en-schap

Pronunciation

/ɔn.dər.ʋɛi̯s.ʋɛ.tə̃.ʃɑp/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

onder + wijs + wetenschap

The word 'onderwijswetenschap' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'educational science'. It is syllabified as 'on-der-wijs-wet-en-schap' with stress on the final syllable 'schap'. The word is composed of the prefix 'onder-', the root 'wijs-', and the suffix '-wetenschap'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing open syllables and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The scientific study of education; educational science.

    Educational science

    “Ze studeert onderwijswetenschap aan de universiteit.”

    “Het onderzoek in de onderwijswetenschap is complex.”

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'schap'. Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable, but compound words often shift the stress to the final element.

Syllables

6
on/ɔn/
der/dər/
wijs/ʋɛi̯s/
wet/ʋɛt/
en/ən/
schap/ʃɑp/

on — Open syllable, unstressed.. der — Open syllable, unstressed.. wijs — Closed syllable, unstressed.. wet — Closed syllable, unstressed.. en — Open syllable, unstressed.. schap — Closed syllable, stressed.

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are complex.

Maximizing Open Syllables

Syllabification aims to create open syllables whenever possible.

  • The 'sch' cluster is treated as a single phoneme /x/.
  • The 'ij' digraph is treated as a diphthong /ɛi̯/ and is generally kept within a single syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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