onwaarschijnlijkheid
Syllables
on-waar-schijn-lijk-heid
Pronunciation
/ɔnʋaːrˈʃɛinləkhɛit/
Stress
01001
Morphemes
on- + waar- + -schijn-lijk-heid
The Dutch noun 'onwaarschijnlijkheid' (unlikelihood) is syllabified as on-waar-schijn-lijk-heid, with stress on 'waar'. It's formed from the prefix 'on-', root 'waar-', and a suffix chain '-schijn-lijk-heid', following standard Dutch CV/VC syllable structure and stress patterns.
Definitions
- 1
The state or quality of being unlikely; improbability.
Unlikelihood
“De onwaarschijnlijkheid van zijn verhaal was overduidelijk.”
“Ondanks de onwaarschijnlijkheid van succes, bleven ze proberen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('waar').
Syllables
on — Closed syllable, single consonant onset.. waar — Open syllable, primary stress.. schijn — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. lijk — Closed syllable, simple CV structure.. heid — VC syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Dutch syllabification prioritizes including consonant clusters in the onset of a syllable.
CV/VC Structure
Syllables generally follow a Consonant-Vowel (CV) or Vowel-Consonant (VC) structure.
Stress Placement
Primary stress typically falls on the antepenultimate syllable in Dutch words.
- The complex morphology of the word requires careful application of affixation rules.
- The consonant cluster '-sch-' is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
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