sickbuildingssyndroom
The Dutch word 'sickbuildingsyndroom' is a compound noun syllabified as sick-build-ings-syn-droom, with primary stress on 'droom'. It consists of English loanwords ('sick', 'building') and a Dutch root ('syndroom'). Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel-centric rules, typical for Dutch.
Definitions
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A combination of health effects linked to time spent in a building, often attributed to poor indoor air quality.
Sick Building Syndrome
“Veel kantoormedewerkers lijden aan het sickbuildingsyndroom.”
“De oorzaak van het sickbuildingsyndroom is vaak moeilijk te achterhalen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('droom'). The first syllable ('sick') is unstressed, as are 'build', 'ings', and 'syn'.
Syllables
sick — Open syllable, initial consonant, short vowel.. build — Open syllable, diphthong, final consonant.. ings — Closed syllable, nasal consonant, final consonant.. syn — Open syllable, short vowel.. droom — Closed syllable, stressed vowel, final consonant.
Onset Maximization
Dutch syllabification prioritizes maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are treated as a sequence of syllables from their constituent parts.
- The English loanwords 'sick' and 'building' are integrated into the Dutch phonological system.
- The 'ck' cluster is treated as a single consonant in the onset.
- The word is a relatively recent borrowing, so its syllabification is fairly standard and doesn't present any major exceptions.
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