standaardafwijkingen
Syllables
stan-daard-af-wij-kin-gen
Pronunciation
/ˈstaːn.daːrt.əfˈʋɛi̯.kɪŋ.ən/
Stress
010110
Morphemes
af + standaard + wijkingen
The word *standaardafwijkingen* is a compound noun divided into six syllables: stan-daard-af-wij-kin-gen. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'wij'. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of the prefix 'af', the root 'standaard', and the root/suffix 'wijkingen'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, maximizing onsets and avoiding hiatus.
Definitions
- 1
A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.
Standard deviations
“De standaardafwijkingen waren significant lager in de controlegroep.”
syn:spreidingsmaten
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'wij' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
stan — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. daard — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel and a devoiced 'd'.. af — Open syllable, containing a schwa vowel.. wij — Diphthong, stressed syllable.. kin — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel.. gen — Open syllable, containing a schwa vowel.
Word Parts
af
Dutch prefix meaning 'away from', 'off', or indicating deviation. Germanic origin.
standaard
Dutch root meaning 'standard'. Derived from Middle Dutch *standaert*, ultimately from Old High German *standart*.
wijkingen
Dutch root/suffix derived from *wijken* (to deviate, diverge) with the plural suffix *-ingen*. Germanic origin.
Similar Words
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Maximizing Onsets
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel to create onsets whenever possible.
Avoiding Hiatus
Dutch avoids vowel hiatus by assigning intervening consonants to either syllable.
Digraph Preservation
Digraphs like *aa* are kept together within a single syllable.
- The 'd' in *standaard* can be devoiced or reduced in rapid speech, but this doesn't affect the syllabification.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not significantly alter the syllable division.
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