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receptionist-telefonist

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

9 syllables
23 characters
Dutch
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9syllables

reseptionisttelefonist

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

re-sep-ti-o-nist-te-le-fo-nist

Pronunciation

/re.sɛp.ˈti.ɔ.nɪst.tɛ.lə.ˈfoː.nɪst/

Stress

001000010

Morphemes

receptie/telefoon + -ist

The word 'receptionist-telefonist' is a compound noun divided into nine syllables based on vowel presence and consonant cluster maintenance. Primary stress falls on /ti/ and /foː/. It consists of two roots ('receptie' and 'telefoon') with the agentive suffix '-ist'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A person who works as both a receptionist and a telephone operator.

    Receptionist-telephone operator

    De receptionist-telefonist nam de oproep aan.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable of 'receptionist' (/ti/) and the second syllable of 'telefonist' (/foː/). The remaining syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

9
re/rɛ/
sep/sɛp/
ti/ti/
o/ɔ/
nist/nɪst/
te/tɛ/
le/lə/
fo/foː/
nist/nɪst/

re Open syllable, unstressed.. sep Closed syllable, unstressed.. ti Open syllable, primary stressed.. o Open syllable, unstressed.. nist Closed syllable, unstressed.. te Open syllable, unstressed.. le Open syllable, unstressed.. fo Open syllable, primary stressed.. nist Closed syllable, unstressed.

Vowel Rule

Syllables are generally divided before vowels.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless easily separable.

  • The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of syllable boundaries between the two roots.
  • The hyphen is a writing convention, not affecting phonological syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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