overheidscommissie
Syllables
o-ver-heids-com-mis-sie
Pronunciation
/o.vərˈɦɛits.kɔ.mɪ.si/
Stress
001010
Morphemes
over + heids + sie
The word 'overheidscommissie' is a compound noun syllabified as o-ver-heids-com-mis-sie, with stress on 'mis'. It's composed of a prefix 'over-', a root 'heids-', and a suffix '-sie', and follows standard Dutch syllabification rules based on vowel-consonant division and maximizing onsets.
Definitions
- 1
A committee representing the government.
Government committee
“De overheidscommissie heeft een rapport gepubliceerd.”
“De leden van de overheidscommissie waren aanwezig.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mis').
Syllables
o — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ver — Open syllable, vowel sound.. heids — Closed syllable, with /ts/ cluster.. com — Closed syllable, vowel sound.. mis — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. sie — Open syllable, vowel sound.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are typically divided after vowels.
Maximizing Onsets
Consonant clusters are generally kept together as onsets.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each component of a compound word is syllabified separately.
- The 'ij' digraph is pronounced as a diphthong /ɛi/ or /œi/ depending on the region, but this doesn't affect syllabification.
- Dutch stress is often unpredictable and must be learned on a word-by-word basis.
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