standaardafwijking
Syllables
stan-daard-af-wij-king
Pronunciation
/ˈstaːn.daːrt.aːf.ʋɛi̯.kɪŋ/
Stress
10001
Morphemes
af + standaard + wijking
The word *standaardafwijking* is divided into five syllables: stan-daard-af-wij-king. Stress falls on 'af'. It's a compound noun formed from 'standaard' (standard), 'af' (away from), and 'wijking' (deviation). Syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing vowel nuclei and avoiding splitting diphthongs.
Definitions
- 1
The extent to which a distribution is stretched or squeezed.
Standard deviation
“De standaardafwijking van de steekproef was klein.”
“Standaardafwijking is een belangrijke statistische maat.”
syn:spreidingsmaat
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('af'), following the general Dutch rule of penultimate stress.
Syllables
stan — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. daard — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'aa'. af — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. wij — Syllable with diphthong 'ei'. king — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each syllable must contain one vowel sound.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs (like 'ij') form a single syllable nucleus and are not split.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are exceptionally complex or break a vowel-consonant pattern.
- The 'd' in 'daard' can be reduced or elided in rapid speech, but this doesn't affect syllabification.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not alter the syllable division.
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