penningmeesteressen
Syllables
pen-ning-mees-ter-es-sen
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛnɪŋˌmeːstərˌɛsən/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
penning, meester + essen
The word 'penningmeesteressen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'treasureresses'. It's syllabified as pen-ning-mees-ter-es-sen, with stress on 'mees'. It's a compound word built from roots 'penning' and 'meester' and the feminine plural suffix 'essen'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel-consonant division rules.
Definitions
- 1
Female treasurers
Treasureresses
“De penningmeesteressen waren verantwoordelijk voor de financiën.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mees').
Syllables
pen — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ning — Closed syllable, contains the 'ng' cluster.. mees — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ter — Closed syllable, connecting element.. es — Closed syllable, part of the feminine plural suffix.. sen — Closed syllable, completes the feminine plural suffix.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each component of a compound word is syllabified separately.
- The 'ng' cluster is always kept together. The suffix '-essen' is consistently syllabified as a separate unit.
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