onverstaanbaarheid
Syllables
on-ver-staan-baar-heid
Pronunciation
/ɔn.vərˈstaːn.baːr.hɛit/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
on- + verstaan + -baar-heid
The Dutch noun 'onverstaanbaarheid' (incomprehensibility) is divided into five syllables: on-ver-staan-baar-heid, with primary stress on 'staan'. It's formed from the prefix 'on-', root 'verstaan', and suffixes '-baar' and '-heid'. Syllabification follows vowel-final syllable rules and morphemic boundaries.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being incomprehensible; the state of not being able to be understood.
Incomprehensibility
“De onverstaanbaarheid van zijn uitleg frustreerde de studenten.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('staan').
Syllables
on — Open syllable, unstressed.. ver — Open syllable, unstressed.. staan — Open syllable, primary stressed.. baar — Open syllable, unstressed.. heid — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Final Syllables
Dutch syllables generally end in a vowel sound.
Prefix/Suffix Separation
Morphemic boundaries often coincide with syllable boundaries.
Stress Placement
Primary stress typically falls on the antepenultimate syllable in longer words.
- Regional variations in pronunciation may exist, but syllabification rules remain consistent.
- The 'ver-' prefix can sometimes be reduced in rapid speech.
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