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perfluoroctaansulfonzuur

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

9 syllables
24 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “perfluoroctaansulfonzuur” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
9syllables

perfluoroktaansulfonzuur

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

per-flu-or-o-k-taan-sul-fon-zuur

Pronunciation

/pɛrflʏˈroːktaːnsʏlfoːnzʏr/

Stress

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Morphemes

per- + octaan- + -zuur

The word 'perfluoroctaansulfonzuur' is syllabified based on Dutch vowel-centric rules, resulting in nine syllables. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. The word is a complex noun with a clear morphemic structure derived from Latin and Dutch roots.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A synthetic organofluorine chemical, a perfluorinated compound.

    Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

    “De concentratie perfluoroctaansulfonzuur in het drinkwater is zorgwekkend.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('aan').

Syllables

9
per/pɛr/
flu/flʏ/
or/oːr/
o/oː/
k/k/
taan/taːn/
sul/sʏl/
fon/foːn/
zuur/zʏr/

per — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. flu — Open syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. or — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. o — Open syllable, vowel stands alone.. k — Syllable with only a consonant.. taan — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sul — Open syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. fon — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. zuur — Closed syllable, consonant followed by vowel.

Open Syllable

A syllable ending in a vowel sound is considered open.

Closed Syllable

A syllable ending in a consonant sound is considered closed.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are generally maintained as onsets.

  • The long vowel sounds do not affect syllabification.
  • The compound nature of the word requires careful morphemic analysis.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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