personeelsvertegenwoordiginging
Syllables
per-so-ne-els-ver-te-gen-woor-di-ging-ing
Pronunciation
/pɛr.soˈneːls.vər.tə.χɛn.ʋɔr.də.ʋɔrˈdɪŋ.ɪŋ/
Stress
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Morphemes
ver- + personeel + -svertegenwoordiging
The word 'personeelsvertegenwoordiging' is a complex Dutch noun syllabified based on open syllable preference and consonant cluster maintenance. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound word with Germanic and Latin roots, meaning 'staff representation'.
Definitions
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Staff representation
Staff/Employee Representation
“De personeelsvertegenwoordiging heeft bezwaar gemaakt tegen het nieuwe beleid.”
“Zij is lid van de personeelsvertegenwoordiging.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ging').
Syllables
per — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. so — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. ne — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. els — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. ver — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. te — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. gen — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. woor — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. di — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. ging — Closed syllable (CVC), unstressed.. ing — Closed syllable (CVC), stressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors syllables of the form CV (consonant-vowel).
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are exceptionally complex.
- Compound word structure presents some complexity, but the rules of open syllable preference and consonant cluster maintenance resolve most issues.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not affect syllabification.
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