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oorzakelijkheidsdenken

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
22 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “oorzakelijkheidsdenken” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

oorzaakelijkheidsdenken

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

oor-zaak-e-lijk-heids-den-ken

Pronunciation

/oːrˈzaːkələi̯khɛitsˈdɛŋkə(n)/

Stress

0001100

Morphemes

oorzaak + elijkheidsdenken

The Dutch word 'oorzakelijkheidsdenken' is a complex noun meaning 'causal thinking'. It's syllabified as 'oor-zaak-e-lijk-heids-den-ken' with primary stress on 'lijk'. The word is built from multiple morphemes, including the root 'oorzaak' (cause) and suffixes '-elijkheidsdenken' (related to, state of, to think). Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, preserving consonant clusters and avoiding diphthong splitting.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The tendency or habit of thinking in terms of cause and effect.

    Causal thinking

    “Zijn benadering van problemen toont een sterk oorzakelijkheidsdenken.”

    “Oorzakelijkheidsdenken is essentieel bij wetenschappelijk onderzoek.”

    syn:oorzakedenkencausaliteit
    ant:toevalsdenken

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'lijk' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).

Syllables

7
oor/oːr/
zaak/zaːk/
e/ə/
lijk/lɛi̯k/
heids/hɛits/
den/dɛn/
ken/kə(n)/

oor — Open syllable, containing a long vowel /oː/ and the consonant /r/.. zaak — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel /aː/ and the consonant /k/.. e — Open syllable, containing a schwa /ə/.. lijk — Closed syllable, containing a diphthong /ɛi̯/ and the consonant /k/. Primary stress.. heids — Closed syllable, containing the vowel /ɛi/ and the consonant /ts/.. den — Open syllable, containing the vowel /ɛ/ and the consonant /n/.. ken — Open syllable, containing the schwa /ə/ and the consonant /n/. The (n) is often reduced or elided.

Word Parts

root

oorzaak

From Proto-Germanic *ursakaz, meaning 'cause'.

suf

elijkheidsdenken

Combination of -elijk (related to), -heids (state/quality), and -denken (to think).

Similar Words

ver­an­t­woor­de­lijk­heidmo­ge­lijk­heidwaar­schijn­lijk­heid

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Consonant clusters like 'rs' are kept together unless splitting them is unavoidable.

Avoidance of Diphthong Splitting

Diphthongs are not split across syllables.

Onset-Rime Principle

Syllables are formed around an onset (initial consonants) and a rime (vowel and following consonants).

  • The length of the word and the number of suffixes make it a complex case.
  • The pronunciation of the schwa sound /ə/ in the final syllable can vary regionally.
  • The final 'n' in 'ken' can be reduced or elided in casual speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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