röntgendiagnostiek
Syllables
rönt-gen-di-ag-nos-tiek
Pronunciation
/ˈrœntɣəndiˌaɣnɔstik/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
röntgen- + diagnos- + -tiek
The word 'röntgendiagnostiek' is a Dutch noun divided into six syllables (rönt-gen-di-ag-nos-tiek) based on vowel hiatus and consonant cluster rules. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound word with Greek and German origins, referring to the field of radiology.
Definitions
- 1
The branch of medicine concerned with the use of X-rays and other imaging techniques for the diagnosis of diseases.
Radiology, X-ray diagnostics
“Zij studeert röntgendiagnostiek.”
“De röntgendiagnostiek heeft een belangrijke rol in de geneeskunde.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('nos').
Syllables
rönt — Open syllable, initial syllable, contains a guttural 'r'. gen — Open syllable, vowel hiatus. di — Open syllable, vowel hiatus. ag — Open syllable, vowel hiatus. nos — Open syllable, vowel hiatus. tiek — Closed syllable, final syllable
Word Parts
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Vowel Hiatus
Syllable division occurs after each vowel when two vowels are adjacent.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally kept within a single syllable.
- The guttural 'r' can influence vowel quality.
- Compound word structure aligns morphemic and syllable boundaries.
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