religieuspolitike
Syllables
re-li-gi-eus-po-li-ti-ke
Pronunciation
/rə.li.ɣiˈøːs.pɔ.li.ti.kə/
Stress
00100000
Morphemes
relig/polit + -ieus/-ieke
The word 'religieus-politieke' is a compound adjective syllabified based on Dutch rules favoring open syllables and avoiding consonant cluster breaks. Stress falls on the 'gi' syllable. It's morphologically composed of Latin/Greek roots and Dutch suffixes, denoting a relationship between religion and politics.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to both religion and politics; concerning the intersection of faith and governance.
Religious-political
“De religieus-politieke spanningen in het land zijn toegenomen.”
“Een religieus-politieke beweging.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('gi') according to Dutch stress rules, which generally place stress on the penultimate syllable of the first component in compound words.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. gi — Open syllable, primary stressed.. eus — Closed syllable, unstressed.. po — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Open syllable, unstressed.. ke — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors syllable divisions that create open syllables (ending in a vowel) whenever possible.
Consonant Cluster Avoidance
Dutch generally avoids breaking up consonant clusters unless absolutely necessary.
Compound Word Stress
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable of the first component in compound words.
- The hyphenated structure doesn't alter the core syllabification rules applied to each component.
- The 'ie' digraph is pronounced as a diphthong /i.e/.
- The 'g' is a voiced velar fricative /ɣ/.
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