ongeproportioneerde
Syllables
on-ge-pro-por-ti-o-neer-de
Pronunciation
/ɔnɣə.pro.pɔr.ti.əˈneːr.də/
Stress
00000100
Morphemes
on- + proportie- + -neer-de
The word 'ongeproportioneerde' is an adjective meaning 'disproportionate'. It's syllabified as on-ge-pro-por-ti-o-neer-de, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'on-', the root 'proportie-', and the suffixes '-neer-' and '-de'. Syllable division follows Dutch rules of vowel-consonant separation and consonant cluster preservation.
Definitions
- 1
Disproportionate, out of proportion.
Disproportionate
“De ongeproportioneerde groei van de stad zorgde voor problemen.”
“Het is een ongeproportioneerde reactie op een kleine aanstoot.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('neer').
Syllables
on — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. ge — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. pro — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. por — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. ti — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. o — Open syllable, vowel-only syllable.. neer — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant structure.. de — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are often divided before a single consonant following a vowel.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Vowel-Only Syllables
Single vowels can form a syllable.
- The 'ee' in '-neer-' is a diphthong but treated as a single vowel for syllabification.
- The schwa sound /ə/ is common in unstressed syllables.
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