onvoorspelbaarheid
Syllables
on-voor-spel-baar-heid
Pronunciation
/ɔn.vɔrˈspɛl.bɑr.hɛit/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
on- + voorspel- + -baarheid
The word 'onvoorspelbaarheid' is divided into five syllables based on maximizing onsets and centering syllables around vowels. The primary stress falls on the third syllable from the end. It's a complex noun formed from a prefix, root, and suffix, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch phonological rules.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being unpredictable.
Unpredictability
“De onvoorspelbaarheid van het weer maakt planning moeilijk.”
“Hij accepteerde de onvoorspelbaarheid van het leven.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('spel').
Syllables
on — Open syllable, simple vowel sound.. voor — Open syllable, vowel followed by 'r' consonant.. spel — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'sp' as onset.. baar — Open syllable, vowel followed by 'r' consonant.. heid — Closed syllable, final syllable with diphthong.
Word Parts
Maximize Onset
Consonant clusters are included in the onset of the syllable whenever possible (e.g., 'sp' in 'spel').
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound, which forms the nucleus of the syllable.
- Dutch allows for complex consonant clusters, which can influence syllable division.
- The sonority sequencing principle guides the ordering of sounds within a syllable.
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