rechtercommissaris
Syllables
rech-ter-com-mis-sa-ris
Pronunciation
/ˈrɛxtər kɔmɪˈsaːris/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
rechter/commissaris
The Dutch word 'rechter-commissaris' is a compound noun meaning 'investigating judge'. It is syllabified as rech-ter-com-mis-sa-ris, with primary stress on 'mis'. The syllabification follows Dutch rules of maximizing onsets and vowel-consonant codas. The word's morphology consists of two roots: 'rechter' (judge) and 'commissaris' (commissioner).
Definitions
- 1
A judge specifically appointed to conduct preliminary investigations in criminal cases.
Investigating judge
“De rechter-commissaris heeft de verdachte in hechtenis genomen.”
syn:onderzoekrechter
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the second component ('mis').
Syllables
rech — Open syllable, onset 'r', vowel 'e', coda 'ch'. ter — Closed syllable, onset 't', vowel 'e', coda 'r'. com — Open syllable, onset 'c', vowel 'o'. mis — Open syllable, onset 'm', vowel 'i'. sa — Open syllable, onset 's', vowel 'a'. ris — Closed syllable, onset 'r', vowel 'i', coda 's'
Similar Words
Maximizing Onsets
Consonant clusters are broken to maximize the number of onsets.
Vowel-Consonant-Coda Rule
Syllables end with a consonant if possible.
Vowel-Consonant Rule
Syllables end with a vowel if no consonant is present.
- Compound word structure requires separate syllabification of components.
- The 'ch' sound is treated as a single phoneme.
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