onderzoeksinspanning
Syllables
on-der-zoek-sin-span-ning
Pronunciation
/ɔn.dərˈzɔk.sɪn.spɑn.nɪŋ/
Stress
001010
Morphemes
on- + zoek + -er-in-span-ning
The word 'onderzoeksinspanning' is a compound noun syllabified into six syllables: on-der-zoek-sin-span-ning. Primary stress falls on 'span'. The syllabification follows Dutch rules maximizing open syllables and closing them with consonants, reflecting its complex morphological structure.
Definitions
- 1
The effort put into research; the exertion of energy in conducting research.
Research effort
“De onderzoeksinspanning van het team leidde tot een doorbraak.”
“Er is veel onderzoeksinspanning nodig om dit probleem op te lossen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('span'). Syllables 'on', 'der', 'sin', and 'ning' are unstressed.
Syllables
on — Open syllable, vowel ending.. der — Open syllable, vowel ending.. zoek — Closed syllable, consonant ending ('k').. sin — Closed syllable, consonant ending ('n').. span — Closed syllable, consonant ending ('n'), primary stress.. ning — Closed syllable, consonant ending ('ng').
Word Parts
on-
Dutch prefix, originally indicating negation or reversal, but here part of verb formation.
zoek
Dutch root meaning 'search', from Proto-Germanic *sōkjaną*.
-er-in-span-ning
Combination of nominalizing suffixes: -er- (forming a noun), -in- (connecting vowel), -span- (effort), -ning- (nominalizing).
Maximize Open Syllables
Syllables generally end in a vowel unless closed by a consonant.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained within syllables unless they can be broken down without violating phonotactic constraints.
- Dutch allows for complex consonant clusters, but syllabification aims to minimize these within a syllable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not significantly alter the syllabification.
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