persoonlijkheidspatroon
Syllables
per-soon-lijk-heid-s-pa-troon
Pronunciation
/pɛrˈsoːnlɪkhɛitsˈpaːtroːn/
Stress
0101011
Morphemes
per- + persoon + lijkheidspatroon
The word 'persoonlijkheidspatroon' is a complex Dutch noun with seven syllables, divided according to onset maximization and vowel-centric rules. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's a compound word built from Latin and Germanic roots and suffixes, meaning 'personality pattern'.
Definitions
- 1
A characteristic or consistent set of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that define an individual.
Personality pattern
“Zijn persoonlijkheidspatroon vertoonde duidelijke tekenen van angst.”
“Het begrijpen van iemands persoonlijkheidspatroon is essentieel voor effectieve communicatie.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('lijk'). The stress pattern is typical for Dutch compound nouns.
Syllables
per — Open syllable, initial syllable, stressed.. soon — Open syllable, contains a long vowel.. lijk — Closed syllable, contains a short vowel.. heid — Closed syllable, contains a short vowel.. s — Syllable consisting of a single consonant, functioning as a linking syllable.. pa — Open syllable, contains a long vowel.. troon — Closed syllable, contains a long vowel.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The schwa sound /ə/ is common in Dutch and can sometimes be reduced or elided in rapid speech, but it still dictates syllable structure.
- The linking 's' is a special case, functioning as a syllable on its own to connect the two main parts of the compound.
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