onwaarschijnlijkheden
Syllables
on-waar-schijn-lijk-he-den
Pronunciation
/ɔnʋaːrˈsxɛinləkɦədən/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
on- + waar-schijn- + -lijk
The word 'onwaarschijnlijkheden' is divided into six syllables: on-waar-schijn-lijk-he-den. The primary stress falls on 'schijn'. It's a complex noun formed from a prefix, root, and two suffixes. Syllabification follows Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllable structure.
Definitions
- 1
Improbabilities; things that are unlikely to happen.
Improbabilities
“De onwaarschijnlijkheden van het leven zijn soms fascinerend.”
“Hij negeerde alle onwaarschijnlijkheden en ging door met zijn plan.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'schijn'.
Syllables
on — Open syllable, unstressed.. waar — Open syllable, unstressed.. schijn — Closed syllable, primary stress.. lijk — Closed syllable, unstressed.. he — Open syllable, unstressed.. den — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters like 'sch-' are kept together as a single onset.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains a vowel sound.
Suffix Separation
Suffixes are typically separated into their own syllables.
- The 'sch-' cluster is a common exception to simple vowel-consonant syllable division.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of /x/ do not affect syllabification.
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