spanningselementen
Syllables
span-ning-se-le-men-ten
Pronunciation
/ˈspɑn.ɪŋ.sə.ˈle.məntən/
Stress
010110
Morphemes
span- + -ing- + -selementen
The word 'spanningselementen' is a Dutch noun divided into six syllables: span-ning-se-le-men-ten. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('men'). It's a compound word formed from 'span-', '-ing-', '-selement-', and '-en', with Germanic and Latin origins. Syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding unnecessary splits.
Definitions
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Components used for spanning or stretching.
Spanning elements
“De spanningselementen van de brug waren verroest.”
“De spanningselementen zorgen voor de stabiliteit van de constructie.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('men'). Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable, but compound words can have multiple stress points.
Syllables
Span — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ning — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel. 'ng' treated as a single phoneme.. se — Open syllable, consonant followed by schwa vowel.. le — Open syllable, consonant followed by schwa vowel.. men — Closed syllable, stressed. Vowel followed by consonant.. ten — Open syllable, consonant followed by schwa vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are typically divided after a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are easily separable.
Ng Phoneme
The 'ng' sound is treated as a single phoneme and does not break syllables.
- The 'ng' sound is a single phoneme in Dutch.
- Schwa vowels /ə/ can be reduced or elided in rapid speech, but are present in the standard pronunciation.
- Compound words can have multiple stress points.
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