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personeelsselectie

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6 syllables
18 characters
Dutch
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personeelsselectie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

per-so-neels-se-lec-tie

Pronunciation

/pɛr.so.ˈneːl.sə.lɛk.si/

Stress

001010

Morphemes

personeel, selectie

The word 'personeelsselectie' is a Dutch compound noun divided into six syllables: per-so-neels-se-lec-tie. Stress falls on the 'lec' syllable. It's formed by combining the roots 'personeel' and 'selectie', both nouns of French/Latin origin. Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules of vowel-consonant division and compound word structure.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The process of choosing suitable candidates for employment within an organization.

    Personnel selection

    “Het bedrijf heeft een grondige personeelsselectie uitgevoerd.”

    “De personeelsselectie is een belangrijk onderdeel van het HR-beleid.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the 'lec' syllable (3rd syllable from the end), following Dutch stress rules for penultimate syllable stress.

Syllables

6
per/pɛr/
so/so/
neels/neːls/
se/sə/
lec/lɛk/
tie/si/

per — Open syllable, onset 'p', vowel 'ɛr'. so — Open syllable, onset 's', vowel 'o'. neels — Closed syllable, onset 'n', vowel 'ee', coda 'ls'. se — Open syllable, onset 's', vowel 'ə'. lec — Closed syllable, onset 'l', vowel 'ɛ', coda 'k'. tie — Open syllable, onset 't', vowel 'i'

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are typically divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster Division

Complex consonant clusters are divided based on the sonority hierarchy.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

  • Diphthongs ('ee', 'oo') are treated as single vowel sounds.
  • The 'rs' consonant cluster is common and treated as a single unit.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation may affect vowel realization but not syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/19/2025

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