populatieecologie
Syllables
po-pu-la-tie-e-co-lo-gie
Pronunciation
/po.py.la.ti.ə.e.ko.lo.ɣi/
Stress
00100100
Morphemes
eco- + populus/logos + -atie/-ie
The word 'populatie-ecologie' is a compound noun syllabified as po-pu-la-tie-e-co-lo-gie. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the first component. It's composed of Latin and Greek roots with Dutch nominalizing suffixes. Syllabification follows vowel-initial and consonant-final syllable rules.
Definitions
- 1
The study of how populations interact with their environment.
Population ecology
“De populatie-ecologie onderzoekt de groei en verspreiding van soorten.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the first component ('populatie'), specifically on '-la-'. The second component ('ecologie') also has stress on its penultimate syllable ('-lo-'), but the compound stress is primarily on the first component.
Syllables
po — Open syllable, single vowel.. pu — Open syllable, single vowel.. la — Open syllable, single vowel, stressed.. tie — Diphthong-like sequence, closed syllable.. e — Open syllable, single vowel.. co — Open syllable, single vowel.. lo — Open syllable, single vowel, stressed.. gie — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel-initial Syllable
Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.
Consonant-final Syllable
Consonants can end a syllable, particularly after a vowel.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of each component in a compound word.
- The compound nature of the word requires considering the stress patterns of each component.
- The hyphen is a visual aid for readability but doesn't affect the syllabification itself.
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