stemmenoverschotten
Syllables
stem-men-o-ver-schot-ten
Pronunciation
/ˈstɛmənoːvərˌsxɔtən/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
over- + stem-schot + -men-ten
The word 'stemmenoverschotten' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'excess votes'. It is syllabified as stem-men-o-ver-schot-ten, with primary stress on 'schot'. The syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and placing stress on the penultimate syllable of the final element in a compound.
Definitions
- 1
Excess votes; a surplus of votes.
Excess votes
“De verkiezingen leverden stemmenoverschotten op voor de winnende partij.”
ant:stemmengebrek
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('schot'), following the typical Dutch compound word stress pattern.
Syllables
stem — Open syllable, part of the root.. men — Open syllable, plural suffix.. o — Open syllable, part of the prefix.. ver — Open syllable, part of the prefix.. schot — Closed syllable, root.. ten — Open syllable, plural suffix.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors syllables of the form CV (consonant-vowel).
Compound Word Stress
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable of the final element in a compound word.
- The 'sch' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- Vowel length in 'stemmen' is long due to the geminate consonant.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Dutch
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- ic-infrastructuur
- abdiceer
- Abchazië
- abcessen
- Abbekerk
- abc-boek
- Abbeweer
- abubakar
- abrikoos
- abattoir
- absoute
- abdellah
- abdullah
- abdallah
- absurds
- absurde
- abusief
- abuizen
- absente
- absence