personeelsafdelingen
Syllables
per-so-neels-af-de-lin-gen
Pronunciation
/pɛr.so.ˈneːls.ɑf.də.lɪŋ.ɡən/
Stress
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Morphemes
per + soneel + s-af-de-lin-gen
The word 'personeelsafdelingen' is a complex Dutch noun divided into seven syllables (per-so-neels-af-de-lin-gen) with primary stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed through compounding and derivation, with Latin and Dutch morphemes. Syllabification follows Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables.
Definitions
- 1
Personnel departments; the departments within an organization responsible for managing employees.
Personnel departments
“De personeelsafdelingen zijn verantwoordelijk voor het werven van nieuw personeel.”
“Ik heb een vraag voor de personeelsafdelingen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('neels').
Syllables
per — Open syllable, initial syllable.. so — Open syllable, unstressed.. neels — Closed syllable, stressed.. af — Open syllable, unstressed.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. lin — Closed syllable, unstressed.. gen — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable typically contains one vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
Prefix/Suffix Separation
Prefixes and suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
- The 'af' prefix is a separable prefix.
- The 'ls' cluster is a common and permissible consonant cluster within a syllable.
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