schoonheidscommissie
Syllables
schoon-heids-com-mis-sie
Pronunciation
/ˈsxoːn.hɛits.kɔ.mɪ.si/
Stress
00011
Morphemes
schoon + heids + commissie
The Dutch noun 'schoonheidscommissie' (beauty committee) is divided into five syllables: schoon-heids-com-mis-sie. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is a compound formed from Germanic and French roots, and its syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing onsets and vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
A committee dedicated to matters of beauty, aesthetics, or appearance.
Beauty committee
“De schoonheidscommissie beoordeelde de inzendingen.”
“De leden van de schoonheidscommissie waren het niet eens over de winnaar.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-missie').
Syllables
schoon — Open syllable, diphthong, onset 'sch'. heids — Closed syllable, consonant coda. com — Closed syllable, consonant coda. mis — Closed syllable, consonant coda. sie — Open syllable
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.
Penultimate Stress
Primary stress falls on the second-to-last syllable.
- The compound nature of the word.
- Regional variations in pronunciation.
- The 'sch' cluster functioning as a single phoneme.
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